Review | Film review: Avengers: Age of Ultron
There is no long, slow reveal in the opening moments of Avengers: Age of Ultron, no lingering and pensive set-up shots. Instead, the sequel to the 2012 hit, The Avengers, jumps to the point from the first frame: the Marvel superheroes are on some icy terrain, battling a villainous gathering of evil-doers. And while that's the expected heart-stopping action from the get-go, it is nothing compared to what happens in the rest of the film.
Starring: Robert Downey Jnr, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Director: Joss Whedon
Category: IIA
There is no long, slow reveal in the opening moments of Avengers: Age of Ultron, no lingering and pensive set-up shots.
Instead, the sequel to the 2012 hit, The Avengers, jumps to the point from the first frame: the Marvel superheroes are on some icy terrain, battling a villainous gathering of evil-doers. And while that's the expected heart-stopping action from the get-go, it is nothing compared to what happens in the rest of the film.
The core group of superheroes — Iron Man (Robert Downey Jnr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) — have reassembled, with Captain America being installed as the leader of the pack.
S.H.I.E.L.D, the espionage and counter-terrorism agency helmed by the eyepatch-wearing Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) in the first film, has been more or less demolished. And so the towering headquarters of Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, is now the Avengers' new home.
In the three years since the first film, the characters have bonded, which brings a welcome cohesion to their unit and an endearing new dimension to the film.
