What the movie gets more right than wrong is in furthering the Guardians' development as a family, showing that all familial units experience peaks and valleys. It's not confusing, mind you-just busy and overlong at the expense of the overall joyride. Not all of it melds together in the fantastic way of the first go-round, however, because more plotpoints equal sprawl. In regards to set pieces, comic situations, and screentime spent on each character, it's a case of more, more, more.

Moviegoers are right to assume that the sequel abides by the laws of the Andrea True Connection. Guardians of the Galaxy ranks as one of the top comic book movies of all time, on par with Superman and The Dark Knight. 2 to surpass the out-and-out awesomeness of the original simply asks too much of a follow-up. In this PG-13-rated sci-fi actioner, the Guardians (Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, et al) must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage. Checking all of the obligatory sequel boxes as it unfurls, a super-sized second helping of Guardians of the Galaxy brings more action, gags, and story to the fray but lacks - albeit slightly - the taut fun abandon that made the first volume gel so well.

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