GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Release Date: 31 July 2014 (UK)
Director: James Gunn
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Glenn Close
Screening Reviewed: London Press Screening
Reviewed by Kyle Pedley
As the second phase of their ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’ gears inexorably towards next summers’ behemoth-to-be, Avengers: Age of Ultron, the studio seems set on demonstrating it still has plenty of aces left up its sleeve and fresh fuel left in the can. Just as we seemed ready to begin slipping into a lacuna of comfortable (over?) familiarity with the Tony Starks and Thors of the cinematic Marveldom, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier had seemingly hit the creative apex of the ‘standalone yet part of the whole‘ formula they had been tweaking to nigh-perfection since the original Iron Man (I disregard Edward Norton’s The Incredible Hulk for reasons of taste) the seemingly indefatigable vim and invention of Marvel throws a very welcome curveball to proceedings in introducing us to Peter Quill a.k.a Starlord, and his fellow Guardians of the Galaxy.
