We get that everybody must have seen until now Avengers: Age of Ultron, who was supposed to be the biggest event of the summer, on par with the December release of The Force Awakens. And we also understand that, even if it didn't break the 3-days box-office record, it will make a ton of money. But is that enough?

As some fans put it, Marvel seems to be heading on a downward spiral, as far as the quality of the story is concerned. Yes, the explosions and the action are still epic - however, there is something disappointing about Avengers: Age of Ultron, which was marketed intensely as being the best Marvel film, with the best story, the best villain, the best newcomers, and so on. Was it so?

Age of Ultron without Ultron

We get it that the movie's Ultron was born yesterday (yup, there is a Vision joke in here somewhere, if you have the taste for these kinds of jokes) and that, despite his intelligence, he can still act like someone being born, well, yesterday. As in diminishing his role of Big Baddie of Age of Ultron and becoming a punch line.

I can't physically throw up in my mouth?!? What is he? Yet another evil armored version of Tony Stark? He was supposed to be the villain that pulls Tony Stark back in the game, after the end of Iron Man 3 saw that character looking for a different kind of motivation.

What about the voice? How awesome and metallic (as in robot-ish it sound in the first trailer) and how Woody (as in Toy Story) was in the actual movie?  Was this supposed to be a Disney joke? The biggest villain was supposed to just be there to fill the dead space between the first Avengers and the Infinity War?

If it worked the first time, it will work again

Remember how Loki mind-controlled Hawkeye in the first movie? Remember how the Avengers fought between themselves, only to resolve their issues with a punch line? Remember how the Avengers didn't necessarily trust each other? Or, check this one out, remember how the epic battle in New York was against some mindless, faceless and, pretty much, useless legion of baddies?

Well, Age of Ultron does just about that - of course, it is all louder, bigger, more epic and so on. But, story wise, it didn't convince us. It is like what Captain America: The First Avenger was for the, well, first Avengers: one big trailer.

Basically, and for that matter, Age of Ultron is nothing less than a setup - for Civil War, for Ragnarok, for Infinity War, and so on. Scarlet Witch makes the Avengers fight themselves, the Avengers don't necessarily trust each other, the Iron Legion is just for show and so on.

Hulk vs. Hulkbuster

Well, that was the main event, wasn't it? Pretty much all the trailers for Age of Ultron were built around Hulk fighting the Hulkbuster. And it was epic and unseen before, we might add - however, given the Hulk's level of power, how in the world was he defeated by a man in an armor? How can Batman win against Superman? Ups, wrong movie, right?

Well, here's another thought for you - all the destruction and loss of life in Age of Ultron, coming from some very experienced superheroes.

The motivation behind Ultron's creation

This can be summed up pretty easily - there is none. As said, at the end of Iron Man 3, when Tony Stark already knew that aliens do exist and that they are way more powerful than any of the Avengers, he blows all his suits and becomes Regular Man (as the Screen Junkies brilliantly put it). So what does he do when his mind is controlled Scarlet Witch messes up with his mind in Age of Ultron?

Well, he creates a suit of armor around the Earth. Well, cue Age of Ultron - what happens when he creates the first evil AI? Easy enough, he creates the Vision - now THAT was a cool character, probably the fresh blood the Avengers need right now.

Bigger, louder, mindless

These three words pretty much sum up the entire movie - yeah, it's a popcorn flick, that you might watch a couple of times, or maybe more, when no better movie appears. It is bigger than any other superhero movie you might have seen, it is quite epic in scale, but it lacks the character development.

And it is easy to understand why - we already know who the Avengers are, so Age of Ultron didn't bother with expanding their personalities. Even more, in the case of the newly introduced characters, there isn't enough time for them - in a summer blockbuster movie, how much time can a director have to present so many characters and still deliver all the explosions and mayhem?

As Joss Whedon said, the first cut was almost one hour longer - so, maybe, when the Blu-ray appears, Age of Ultron will be way better.

It is good, but not great

And the numbers show it - yeah, it will break the $1 billion barrier since, as of now, Age of Ultron is well beyond the $400 million, with just a couple of days since released in the USA. Still, it didn't break the record for the highest grossing premier and the reviews (from both fans and critics) don't seem to help it.

Ultimately, besides redundancy, Age of Ultron built the hype to unknown levels until now, only to present pretty much the same rehashed story.

In any way, this is what we believe about Age of Ultron - in about 2 weeks, the R-rated Mad Max: Fury Road will be released. And we do believe that Age of Ultron will have a hard time keeping its first spot at the box-office, if it will do this at all.