I never understood the hype around the first movie. The visuals were great but everything else was kinda lackluster. Same with this one. Lots of people love it because of the visuals, which yeah they're amazing, but everything else lacks. The story is simple, and at some points bad, the character work makes no sense, and there is lots of bad acting. The only good ones really are Sam Worthington, Gamora, and Stephen Lang. The start of the movie gets right into the action, which can make it feel rushed at points which is weird because the movies like 3 hours long. The second act slows down, but I honestly enjoyed it. And then the third act is pure action and chaos, which again I enjoyed, but just because I enjoy something doesn't make it good. The final act is insanely messy and convoluted that it is hard to overlook. But anyways I thought it was an enjoyable movie that was mostly saved by visuals.