Reviewing James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy films is a redundant enterprise.
Moviegoers on the Guardians team will go reflexively. Those who don't dig the franchise's jokiness and cockeyed views on good and evil, justice, duty, family, romance, and, well, most every big issue featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will take a hard pass.
Marvel will bank another several hundred million and keep rolling.
The just-released Volume 3 -- named that because of the prominent role the soundtrack has played in the pictures' narratives -- has been telegraphed as the last featuring the complete original lineup -- Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, David Bautista as Drax, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Karen Gillan as Nebula and Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot. But the mid-credit tease suggests there might be more in store.
One thing we know about the MCU, turning off the faucet is not something they do quickly, especially if the fanbase still has an appetite for the fare, as evidenced by the third installment of the similarly irreverent Deadpool series, which stars Ryan Reynolds, set for release next year.
Still and yet, Volume 3 boasts impressive, eye-popping alien world set pieces and stellar insider humor that comes fast and furious (*wink*).
Some viewers have objected to the sentimental elements Gunn has written into the latest story -- and the scenes of animal experimentation are indeed disturbing -- but I feel the movie holds together well, much of the glue being provided by Chukwudi Iwuji's villainous High Evolutionary, a worthy candidate to join Marvel's pantheon of evil -- along with Cate Blanchett as Hela and Josh Brolin as Thanos.
And, of course, the playlist kicks ass.
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