GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
D: James Gunn (2023) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana,
Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff,
Vin Diesel, Chikwudi Iwuji, Sean Gunn,
Will Poulter, Michael Rooker, Sylvester Stallone
The final entry in James Gunn's "Guardians" trilogy finds Rocket (Bradley Cooper) on life support while the rest of the gang battles a villain called the High Evolutionary and a galactic army of horrible-looking creatures who are up to no good. There's a lot going on in this - too much, probably - not that fans are likely to care. "Guardians of the Galaxy" has always been the Marvel franchise that got it right by not taking itself too seriously, led by a team of misfit heroes whose bickering camaraderie made them relatable and made you care. They get to save the universe, sure, but mythmaking in these films is strictly an afterthought. They're mostly about having fun.
