Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review: An MCU Return to Form

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All Marvel needed to make work was a loaded Gunn. MCU fans may remember when Disney removed writer/director James Gunn from the superhero film after the resurfacing of his controversial tweets. However, after a few months, Gunn was brought back on board, allowing him to tell one last story with the galaxy’s most iconic superhero team of misfits. The third and final film in the Guardians trilogy features an ensemble cast of heroes going on one more adventure to save one of their own in a thrilling, hilarious tale that closes out the series in an epic fashion.

The first two movies in this trilogy established quite a voice for these films. When you walk into a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, you will get some outrageous comedic banter, a bunch of off-beat characters, and some perfectly timed needle drops to fill up the soundtrack with songs that will land in your next mixtape. Gunn knows what you’re looking for too. He’s taken some big swings with other more adult superhero films like The Suicide Squad and Super, but he brings every bit of his established PG-13 voice (this time with the MCU’s first F-bomb) to the movie and retains his wild, brash sense of humor.

Nobody can make Guardians like Gunn. He holds this movie together in a film that decides to take a more somber tone. The first two movies were funny, entertaining action movies with a few moments of emotion. But your first hint that this movie will go down a slightly different path comes in the opening credits. While Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 features baby Groot dancing to Mr. Blue Sky as the Guardians battle behind him, this movie’s opening credits follow Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) as he sings along to Radiohead’s “Creep.”

In the opening act, the Guardians