Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) 9/10

Starring : Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace
Director : James Gunn
Running Time : 121 mins

Intergalactic thief Peter Quill (Pratt) steals a valuable orb and soon finds himself teaming up with a band of disparate beings as they attempt to sell off the orb for a profit, but when the realise that the orb is in fact a weapon they find themselves in a whole heap of danger from every mercenary under the sun and are targeted by the son of Thanos, Ronan The Accuser (Pace) who plans on using the orb to destroy the galaxy.

It’s surprising that such a little known comic book that has only recently had a revival should get the big screen treatment, but it works incredibly well. Pratt is perfect as Quill, and this seems to have opened the path to Hollywood for him after his time in Parks And Recreation as he is scheduled to star in the upcoming Jurassic World. The rest of the cast are great, and the humour and drama are perfectly matched at the right level. A must see for any fan of marvels latest batch of movies.

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