Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) is heartbroken and is drinking himself to escape the reality of Gamora (Zoe Saldaña) being alive with no memory of ever being in love with him. Adam Warlock (Will Poulter) scoots in from space to ‘Knowhere’, a place where our beloved Guardians of the Galaxy reside with other celestial beings. In an attempt to take Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper and played in motion capture by Sean Gunn) back to his master, The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), Warlock seriously injures him so much so that Guardians only have 48 hours to save him.

For that, they need a source code from the High Evolutionary, who on his quest to make the world a ‘perfect place’, crosses all the limits of animal & human experimentation. How Star-Lord, Gamora, along with Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) & Mantis (Pom Klementieff) manage to save Rocket The Raccoon shattering the utopian philosophy of the baddie is the main crux of the film.

Reviews

1. Having sat through some phase 4 films that failed to inspire… Guardians feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s less a run of the mill superhero film and more a out of world space adventure handled with care by James Gunn.

   At its heart, Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 is a story about family, loss and technology all of which are prominent in today’s zeitgeist. These themes sometimes cause you to forget that you are watching a Marvel movie. The movie’s backstory is dark but it helps to hammer home the themes and the villain.

   The universe is full of characters that are both weird (sometimes very weird) and unique when compared to the rest of the MCU. That’s mostly a good thing. Despite the movie being dark at times, there is also a lot of humour which fits especially well with the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise when compared to other Marvel franchises. The action and of course the music was up to level we now expect from Guardians of the Galaxy movies. This is one of the better Post Endgame movies and a fitting end to the trilogy.

2. This is what I’ve wanted. Yeah some of the jokes are a bit too silly and the tone is a bit confusing at times. But the end result for me is probably the most heartfelt emotional reaction from me to a comic book movie since Endgame. It’s not a perfect film, I am conflicted with what the did with Adam Warlock. And the main villain is a little hammy. But the personal relationship between the guardians and where they take them is dark, heartbreaking, and also beautiful. This is also the best performance from Chris Pratt probably his entire time playing this character. But the person who steals the show is Rocket. I don’t know how but they need to change the rules degree voice acting performances can be nominated for Oscars because it was incredible. This is the most emotionally satisfying experience I’ve had with the MCU in a very long time. And every critic who is saying that the movie is too schmaltzy or sappy… doesn’t understand how much these characters not only mean to people but also James Gunn. This isn’t just a final chapter of a story, it’s a goodbye to a set of characters and films that changed the landscape of not only the tone and vibe of superhero movies but also changed the fact that weird unknown characters who have strange stories can be highlighted in these films.
3. It all leads back to where we once started off as all great trilogies have indicated from the past. But GOTG surpasses expectations with what is nothing short of phenomenal performances by the cast and truly well written and does not shy away from what could only be understood from what requires a sense of maturity to understand. Rockets back story alone is on occasion dark and incredibly sad it had me in tears at a few instances during the film. Honestly I did not expect this, James Gunn yet again provides an absolutely beautiful piece of cinematography and I have to say I really hope in the future they dive back into the story of the colony . With Adam warlock finally in the MCU it’s most likely there will be some cameos. But it does deliver in the traditional guardians humor but this film is meant about more for the mature audience of marvel. Trust me this is a great film.