James Gunn's film, with all the ensuing. Lots of music, in places it looks like a clip. A lot of humor, varying degrees of grounding and funnyness (a joke about poop is, not pumped up). Quite a lot of axon (perhaps there could be more), and it's not bad, it's not toothless "Ant-Man." Quite a lot of tin, both for PG13-movie, and in terms of fighting scenes, and in general, in terms of what they show. The film is right on the edge of the rating, and it is not only violence and frightening scenes, but, if I am not mistaken, the first full use of the word fuck in the MCU (there is another, ruder word dragged, but it is disguised). Well, all the familiar faces - a brother in an important supporting role, a wife in an episodic but with text, a friend of Fillion again plays a fool, a friend of Stallone is present, the sweetest Daniela Melshior from Suicide Squad also lit up, two other faithful comrades in place. And those are just the ones I'm sure have a bunch of friends and family there.
As far as the plot is concerned, well, you can pick on it. No, it's not bad, the film left a deeply positive impression. But. It all starts with a half kick, and then rolls by inertia. It rolls well, without sagging, bright and fun. At the same time, everything related to the background of the Rocket is expected to be very gloomy. Yes, we can say that the author manipulates the feelings of the viewer through basic, perhaps even primitive things. Maybe. But it manipulates intelligently, both artistically and technically. Sentimental people - get ready, take headscarves with you. Impressive, too, hold on. In the end, good, but not perfect. The first two "volumes" were more complete works. The important point is that Gunn still relies only on himself. The phases, the endless Kangas, it's all out there in other movies. There is no need for Christmas to understand what is happening.
Heroes part. The movie is very much about Rocket, everything revolves around it. Sometimes without him, though. But the character is exposed.
Quill, Drax, Mantis - we know they're comic characters, they know they're comic characters, not just everyone knows that. So they finally grow over themselves, they change, they say something important. But still comic.
Gamora is fine, there's no attempt to just bring back the one, it's a different character, in its own way. But a less cultured person will notice that Zoe Soldana is shouting a lot hysterically again. Yeah, screaming. But everybody's screaming.
Nebula is good, closed the themes of revenge and resentment, found herself in a new life.
Groot is growing and changing in every sense.
Cosmo's cool, Craglin's with her.
About the villains. Higher Evolutionary - I would say he's a bit clichéd, and a less cultured person would generally compare him to Kang in Quantumania (obviously because he's black). But he's not bad, megalomaniac, god complex, all right. And he, importantly, really does evil things. So the function is working.
Adam Warlock? Well... He's not a villain, he's an anti-hero. It is both a plot device and a comic relief. That's probably not what I expected. Probably could have been better. But it was good.
Shot very well, juicy and bagato, all the money on the screen. A lot of crazy design, quite a lot of good makeup, cool sound - in terms of filmmaking everything is fine. Except that the transitions between scenes are sometimes sharp. And 3D again for the tick, nothing fantastic.
Bottom line: I liked it. If this is Gunn's last marveloid, then James did well, congratulations.
The post-credits scenes are supposed to be two, both useful.