Guardians of the Galaxy, Reviews

Critic reviews

Its underdog spirit, visual wonders, and decent comedic hit-to-miss ratio keep the movie from being a mere placeholder. Full review

Tim Grierson
The Verge

This movie is truly a lot of fun. Full review

Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

Gamora, Peter, Drax, Rocket and Groot could never be called guardians of the whole hero concept, but in the end they do still manage to be heroic. Full review

Paul Asay
Plugged In

Guardians of the Galaxy may blast off another successful franchise for Marvel, but it has a few parsecs left to go before it can truly claim greatness. Full review

Kofi Outlaw
Screen Rant

Colourful, tongue-in-cheek fun, purpose-built for grown-up lovers of kitsch ’80s science-fiction. But the Marvel formula is starting to feel, well, a little too formulaic. Full review

Dan Jolin
Empire