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Movie review: &#8216;Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2&#8217;

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“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” bursts with colorful characters and even more dazzling scenery, but fails to organize it all into one cohesive film. The movie retains striking dichotomies that made the first installment of the franchise so memorable: futuristic metropolitan worlds paired with hit songs from the ’60s and ’70s, as well as pop culture references – such as a brief cameo by David Hasselhoff – that freshen up the science fiction genre.

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Movie review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’

By Linda Xu

May 4, 2017 6:27 p.m.