The Guardians grow up in this excellent, almost-mature trilogy-capper that will please fans immensely but baffle those who are not up to speed nor a fan of James Gunn's quirky ideas. Rocket's backstory underpins the whole film and it is surprisingly affecting, well-drawn and emotional. Eschewing some of the unnecessary bloat of Vol.2, other characters such as Drax and Nebula - and even Mantis - feel better written in this film, 'new' Gamora gives Zoe Saldana plenty to chew on, and as more emotionally-battered Peter Quill, Chris Pratt still has plenty of snark and energy to enjoy as well as displaying more depth. The High Evolutionary makes for a suitably deranged and strong MCU villain, played with real maniacal menace by Chukwudi Iwuji, and Will Poulter is fun here as the hapless mummy's-boy Adam Warlock. There are no real quibbles about the quality of the CGI on show here, building scenarios that range from strangely bizarre to impressive. Volume 3 makes a fitting end to this iteration of The Guardians, not only exciting and entertaining to watch but demonstrating some real evolution across the three films, and whilst it might not be quite up there with Super and Slither, we should be grateful that writer/director James Gunn finally returned to complete the trilogy. The two final extra scenes (mid-credits and right at the end) are funny and it leaves the fans with a message that will please for the future.
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