Ann Hornaday, Film Critic, The Washington Post:
You know, as Mike said, James Gunn, the director, is trying to lighten up. I mean, it’s — the franchise has gotten very dark and serious in recent years.
And I think that was what I appreciated most. It’s frenetic. It does drop you right into all the things as they’re going on. He’s not only introducing a new cast with David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult, but he’s setting up other movies. He’s introducing new characters. So there’s a whole lot going on.
And some of that frenetic energy didn’t work for me. But, by the end I really kind of had settled into it and did find it very entertaining. And I think it’s a terrific cast.