Despite a few hiccups, I thought this movie was amazing!! I loved every moment of it from the beginning to the end. I'll talk about the positives first before going into the few mistakes I think the movie made.
First off, I loved Ultron. James Spader voiced Ultron perfectly! It was the perfect mix of creepy but also hilarious. I liked how Ultron had a lot of Tony Stark's personality traits from his jokes and sassiness to the way he intimidated others. When he first appeared on the screen, I got chills. His line about having no strings on him causes goosebumps and I loved how he continued with that theme throughout the movie. I also liked how he yearned for a human body despite also hating humanity. I also enjoyed the idea that he believed that the only way to save the world was though destroying everything and starting over again. I also didn't mind that he wasn't as cool as in the comics because if they had followed the idea that Ultron killed all the Avengers and then the Avengers went back in time to stop Ultron from being created, the movie would have resembled X-Men: Days of Future Past.
I loved the comedy that was intertwined amidst the action sequences. I loved that the "language" joke was threaded throughout and the one-liners were hilarious. I also highly appreciated Chris Evans and the shirts they made him wear. The action sequences and the fighting were epic and the fact that Hayley Atwell was in this movie made me smile. I love that the writers aren't just dropping the fact that Steve loved Peggy and that he hasn't moved on already. They finally got their dance *sobs loudly* In fact, I liked all the cameos throughout this movie from Falcon to Rhodey to Fury to Maria Hill. Vision was pretty cool too although his entrance was awkwardly out of nowhere. Avengers Academy was fun as well.
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch may have been my favorite parts of this movie. I was a little worried going into this movie because I loved the X-Men version of Quicksilver a lot but honestly, this version of Quicksilver was so different that I never once even thought about it. Both Olsen and Taylor-Johnson were amazing actors and I loved the Eastern European accents they chose to use although Olsen did drop the accent a few times throughout the movie. Their powers were amazing and Scarlet Witch was badass. I actually gasped when Quicksilver was shot and I didn't see it coming cause I was expecting Hawkeye to die the entire time. It really is a shame because Taylor-Johnson is an amazing actor. The way Scarlet Witch screamed when he died was heart wrenching.
Now for the negatives.
First off, the movie was oddly disjointed for a Whedon film. Thor kind of popped in and out a lot and I kept catching myself wondering where he went. There was a joke made by Steve about whether Thor was taking a nap and I was sitting there "but like actually." Hawkeye's family came out of nowhere and didn't add anything to the plot. I kept thinking that maybe they would die or Hawkeye would but they were all fine. This movie was basically "Iron Man 4" with the amount of screen time Tony got compared to everyone else. Bruce was also oddly not his own person and kind of went along with whatever Tony said despite Tony not being very convincing. Their conversation basically went:
Tony: Do the thing!
Bruce: No I don't think it's right.
Tony: Oh come on!
Bruce: Well when you put it like that.... Okay!
I also didn't enjoy the Bruce and Natasha romance. When I first heard about it, I was on board but the way they were portrayed was oddly unsettling. I liked their first two scenes with the lullaby and the bar flirting scene but then it got too much. It felt like Natasha was only allowed to have scenes with Bruce and the relationship seemed rushed and out of nowhere. You know it's bad when the girl in the audience is groaning at a romance. I hated the scene where Natasha was in jail and she literally just sat there waiting for Bruce to save her. The jail cell was only locked and you can't tell me that THE Black Widow couldn't pick a lock. The ending was strange too when Natasha just stood around staring at a wall because she was so sad that Bruce left her. I'm really hoping that her character is fixed a little in the next few movies. Make no mistake, my compliant isn't that I think Natasha can't have a romance but the way it was gone about.
But despite these small problems, I really did enjoy this movie and I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. It was a great showing for the Avengers. I can't wait until the next one and I think the Russo brothers were amazing at writing Cap 2 so I'm not afraid they're going to ruin the Avengers by taking over from Whedon. Definitely check out this movie if you haven't seen it!
xoxo Allie
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