‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Review: Second Album Is All Hooks, No Deep Cuts
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Peter, Drax and Gamora follow Ego and his adopted daughter, antennaed empath Mantis (Pom Klementieff), to the home planet he created, apparently using lots of old Yes album covers for inspiration.
Returning writer-director James Gunn loads the movie with incident (there’s lots of chasing, fighting and escaping) but not tons of story, which is fine when you have characters whose interplay is so fun to watch.
When they aren’t earned, however, “Vol. 2” offers an object lesson in the difference between selecting the right pop hit to fit the moment — Ego cites “Brandy” as an illustration of why he couldn’t stay on Earth with Peter’s mom — and allowing the emotional heft of a song to provide feelings that the movie isn’t doing on its own.
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