It's the end of the road for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which probably signals the separation of the most popular gang in the Marvel universe. The film airs on television this Friday, January 5, at 9.10pm on Canal+.
Guardians of the Galaxy are in Paris: discover our pictures of the press conference
While the third part of Guardians of the Galaxy will be released on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, the whole team of the movie went to Paris to promote it. Relive the press conference that the actors and the director Chris Pratt gave this Sunday, April 23. [Read more]
Even though he has now moved over to the DC Comics side of things, James Gunn is back for this third adventure, still with the same cast members: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel (Rocket and Groot). And there's a new addition: Will Poulter plays Adam Warlock, an antagonist well known to comic book fans.
Now's the time to make the most of it, because it's official: there won't be another Guardians of the Galaxy movie after this third installment. For the time being, we don't know what the future of these characters in the extended universe will be, but director James Gunn will no longer be working for Marvel, while several actors (Dave Bautista, Pom Klementieff) have hinted thatthey won't be reprising their roles in the future. The next Avengers can therefore be envisaged without the Guardians.
Our verdict
After the events ofAvengers: Endgame, the Guardians of the Galaxy team is decimated, Gamora is back, but without her memories, and Quill is at rock bottom. The introduction is therefore bitter, and a lovely sequence shot on the Radiohead song Creep makes this clear. This third installment focuses on one of the gang's secondary characters, Rocket, whose horrible past we discover.
These flashbacks are the film's best scenes. Moving, even heartbreaking, these passages are the real originality of this third installment, which puts Rocket's character at the center of the plot. Otherwise, it's true that director James Gunn repeats the formula that made the first two installments such a success: space battles, down-and-out characters, humor and monsters of all kinds... the quality is certainly there, but the magic doesn't really work anymore... All the more so as Marvel has been missing the mark for several years now. Vol.3 may be the best Marvel book of the new saga, but we're no longer thrilled by the adventures of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
On the other hand, it's technically flawless, unlike most Marvel productions. Whether it's the sets, the special effects or simply the direction, James Gunn proves once again that he's the best filmmaker the MCU has ever seen.
Finally, it's a chance to discover some new characters. We won't spoil anything, but there are several antagonists in the film, but they're not all the same. The character ofAdam Warlock is a little disappointing, as is the promise of a tragic ending that Marvel has been selling us for several weeks. Incidentally, it's amusing to note the liberties the film takes with scientific rules: it's astonishing to see certain characters emerge unscathed from an unprotected passage through space.
In short, it's a movie that's sure to please fans, but we're glad it stopped there, so the trilogy avoids one movie too many.
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