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Roger Ebert

James Gunn defies the Hollywood machine by bringing his imagination to life in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3', making it a blockbuster with soul.

rogerebert.com/reviews/guardians-of-the-galaxy-volume-3-2023

The Guardian

To achieve this, director and co-writer James Gunn takes the fail-safe, heartstring-twanging route of placing adorable animals in peril.

theguardian.com/film/2023/may/06/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review-a-big-hearted-emotional-rollercoaster

NPR

To watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is to watch a filmmaker under the wildly mistaken belief that the best way to get you to absorb what he's saying is by screaming it directly into your ear.

npr.org/2023/05/03/1173031662/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review-marvel

Variety

Gunn's saga comes to a close in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' which repositions Rocket as the soul of this team, while adding dimension to every member of the core ensemble.

variety.com/2023/film/reviews/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review-chris-pratt-1235597519/#!

Vox

Director James Gunn’s final Guardians chapter rips and roars with the confidence and emotions that nine years and multiple movies featuring this band of space underdogs bring.

vox.com/culture/2023/5/4/23708462/guardians-3-review-best-movie-since-endgame

IGN

It cannot be overstated how a cybernetically enhanced raccoon is the emotional lynchpin of this movie–and it works!

ign.com/articles/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review

Collider

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 isn’t just the ideal sendoff for this group, it’s the best MCU film in years, and a reminder of how much fun and moving the Marvel Cinematic Universe can actually be.

collider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-review/

The Verge

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 gets bogged down by a morass of cringey jokes and a schmaltz so cloyingly 'sweet,' it's almost insulting.

theverge.com/23702288/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-review