Film Review: Pocket Rocket in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’

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CHICAGO – The Guardians of the Galaxy have lost some of their freshness over the years. They’re no long the scrappy obscurities who came out of nowhere to deliver one of the more idiosyncratic and enjoyable adventures in the Marvel Cinema Universe. But while familiarity has taken some of the elements of surprise, they’re still an agreeable bunch to watch.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Raccoon takes center stage in the adventure, after a golden hued man child (Will Poulter) morally wounds the talking rodent. Star Lord AKA Peter Quinn (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Mantis (Pom Klementieef, Groot (voice of Vin Diesel) and the rest of the Guardians must find a way to save him. Turns out Rocket was experimented on by “The High Evolutionary,” (Chukwudi Iwuji), a sort of benign scientist who wanted to remove imperfections and make a utopia … he’s not pure evil, merely misunderstood. This gives the Guardians plenty of chances to go on trippy explorations, first to the High Evolutionary’s fleshy lab, which looks a bit like an outer space colonoscopy.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Photo credit: Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Pictures

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