Review of Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) by Ozzy0071 — 12 Jan 2016

Cheesy dialogue, terrible script, terrible plot... This film was a complete waste of talent for everyone involved. Avengers: Age of Ultron leaves a sour taste in the mouth of anyone who expects a good movie. The first film was far from perfect, but this was awful. How on earth anyone can give this above a 4, I have no idea - Because it is a genuinely bad film.

So, the second outing of the Avengers forces them into battle against Ultron, an artificial intelligence created by Tony Stark (apparently, no matter what the comics say) to save the world. And in a boring, predictable plot "twist", Ultron realises that humanity and the Avengers are the problem, so decides to try to kill everyone.

The opening scene has the team trying to attack a Hydra base... for some reason. And SHIELD has been shut down... for some reason. Because Marvel doesn't care about those who don't want to spend hours watching one of the worst shows on television right now. So yes, to fully understand the film you need to watch Marvel: Agents of SHIELD, which I don't advise at all.

Most of the time, plot and script coherence is sacrificed for jokes which will appeal to no one over the age of fifteen. Because apparently a psychopathic AI who wants to wipe out mankind isn't serious, for some reason? Add that to the completely forced, on-screen romance between Black Widow and Banner - despite the fact they have no chemistry whatsoever, and you have hardly got the makings for a good film.

Do you know what else doesn't make a good film? Plot holes. And, like every Marvel film before it, it's riddled with them. Thor, for example, decides to leave after being shown a vision (based upon fear) by Scarlet Witch. Because "someone who can control minds put you into a vision based upon your fears" wasn't a good enough explanation? So he decided to take Selvig and go to a mystical pond or other. Why? It's never explained. What is this mystical pond you speak of? Never explained. Where is this mystical pond? Never explained. What does this mystical pond do? Oh, that's easy to answer. It sets up another Marvel film. It has no other purpose.

Now, let's talk about The Vision. Ultron finds "the mind stone" and decides to build himself a human-like body made of vibranium. Well, it has vibranium pieces every now and then. But the team manages to take said body from Ultron, and Stark and Banner upload Jarvis' personality matrix into it. But they're interrupted, then Thor returns from his quick dip in the mystical pond and shocks its pod, bringing it to life. And what you have is another god-like being to join the already unbeatable team! He can fly, and shoot rays out of his eyes, and apparently seal AI's out of the internet. And that's all you know. But he is a completely ridiculous character, and seemingly indestructible. The only time you see him take any damage at all is when he manages to fall unconscious after disconnecting Ultron... for some reason. In fact, you rarely see any of the heroes getting hurt... at all.

Which brings me on to the final battle. The Avengers team versus an army of thousands. Sound familiar? Yep. That's because it's just the same as the final battle in the first film. The antagonist caught in a monologue, and the Hulk beats the **** out of them. Sounds familiar? Yep. Same as the first film.

Age of Ultron lacks any suspense, and you never wonder whether or not the team will win. Even in the first film, you had a few scenes where it looked like the enemies were gaining the upper hand. But not in this one. The protagonists (during what little time you spend with each) are always shown effortlessly destroying hordes of enemies. Your heroes are all powerful and unbeatable, Marvel. I get it already. You don't need to make another film just to show us that. But how do you expect it to be interesting when you know the heroes are going to win?

These films just have too many characters. You have no character development at all. But this film has decided to add in more characters... for some reason. The tactic makes no sense, especially when the previous film had too many characters too. This film is a mind-numbing disappointment, and the fact it has got so many positive reviews just shows some people have no idea what makes a good film any more.