Stunning work on the CGI and visuals generally. Great cast as well. This will appeal to a eight or ten year old on a weekend movie watch but if you want plot, dialogue, pace and meaning then you won't find it here. Nd why should you? It's a visual treat with all the reminders of Star Wars you could ask for. Groot is the Wookie, Chris Pratt is Harrison Ford and his spaceship is the Millenium Falcon. The Star Wars Cantina scene is here throughout with endless aliens who all look like humans in make-up.

Full credit to the whole production team and I acknowledge the success of this franchise in delivering what people want. The fault is mine for watching it and thinking that I might find it entertaining instead of just a kaleidescope of things going boom and characters shooting guns that don't do anything nasty. Like in The A Team.

I watched it because people who I trust told me it was worth it. They loved it and they were nice for recommending it to me. But I thought it was just more comic book shenanigens without the promised humour and wit or, say, Peacemaker. Or The Boys. Now those are shows that do the comic book stuff and go to the trouble of including plot, pace, character, humour and all that jazz.

I'm not here to slag off this movie, i'm here to offer advice to anyone considering watching this who may have similar tastes. Thank me later.