Following its lively and interesting action-filled trailer, Russia's answer to The Avengers/X-Men movies turns out to be more Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. than the MCU. An interesting but frenetic story-setting opening involving scientists, super-solders, etc. is followed by a lengthy, er, assembling of the team of superheroes (a Sue Storm-alike, The Hulk-but-as-a-bear, a Flash/Nightcrawler with cool swords, and the one who can mind-control bits of rock) and a reasonably lively showdown at the end. It looks a lot cheaper than it probably was and the CGI is not always effective, but there are some ambitious effects - the CGI works particularly well on Khan's introduction and the Ostankino Tower sequences. Compared to Hollywood's extravaganzas, Guardians seems like a very tame and laboured affair, and the mostly serious acting style can feel mis-matched, but there is genuine attempt to create something of scale and appropriately of the genre.
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