The long anticipated blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron” was a smash hit at the box office, earning the expected big numbers (a whopping $627 million!) worldwide. A tale of romance, betrayal, filled with action and introducing everyone’s favorite Eastern European twins, the film was the perfect example of underdeveloped plot and logical fallacies that superhero films have become notorious for having.

After the high standard set by the first “Avengers” film, many fans went into the second expecting it to be bigger, better and faster-paced. Since all of the origin stories were out of the way, the next film in the franchise should have been more focused on a complex plotline rather than piggy-backing off a previous film, like the first of the “Avengers” saga. However, the film fell short, lacking in both story development and overall action.

Now, I’m not saying that the film was all bad. As a big fan of the Maximoff twins, and with the anticipation of the large-scale “Captain America” film slated to be the next heavy-hitting film in the franchise, I always welcome the addition of new superheroes like Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Pietro Maximoff and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff played off each other perfectly, an almost unstoppable superhero duo.

And all of Marvel’s favorite characters were included in the film, not only the Avengers. Fans got glimpses of Anthony Mackie reprising his role as The Falcon and Don Cheadle as War Machine. All of this in preparation for “Captain America: Civil War,” makes “Avengers: Age of Ultron” a great set-up for the film.

For those of you who don’t know, the main conflict in the “Civil War” story arc is the growing anti-hero sentiment, resulting in legislation that would require all “superhumans” to register their names and powers with the government. This divides the superhero community in half, with the pro-registration heroes on the side of Tony Stark, and the anti-registration heroes on the side of Steve Rogers.

The brewing animosity between Stark and Rogers, as a lead-up to the next “Captain America” film was a storm on the horizon throughout this film. From small disagreements to large arguments, “Civil War” has been something that Marvel has been working its way up towards since the first time Stark and Rogers goaded each other to “put on the suit.”

As a stand-alone, however, the film fell disappointingly short. As much as I loved James Spader voicing the devious artificial intelligence known as Ultron, and the characters all had their trademark witty remarks and snappy comebacks, the story as a whole lacked explanation despite its depth and complexity.

It would have been nice to have an extra fifteen minutes is all.

Without giving too much of this film away, all I have to say is that the resolution to the final showdown between Ultron and The Avengers is the most confusing thing I’ve ever seen. I understand that there has to be some suspension of disbelief when watching outlandish films such as those in the Marvel franchise, but that blind faith can only go so far. I want at least a little bit of a logical explanation, even if that “logical” explanation makes no scientific sense.

As far as production value goes, however, I don’t have many complaints. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” had all of the flashy special effects that we’ve come to know from high-budget Marvel films, complete with explosions and murder-bots and even a flying city!

My only note for the production is that Joss Whedon, the director, should have chosen someone–anyone, really–other than Danny Elfman for the music. The score wasn’t what I hoped it would be after “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Henry Jackman’s score for the second installment in the “Captain America” series was a perfectly balanced score, with intense strings to match perfectly with the on-screen action. With “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Elfman, of “Oingo Boingo” fame (or infamy, depending on how you feel about that band), created a score far too reminiscent of John Williams, but without the depth. It was all high-pitched brass and tinny fanfares without any richness to the tone.

Overall, I was disappointed by the film. Perhaps I set my sights too high. What can I say? I’m an idealist at heart–and that idealism extends to wanting a decent plot for a movie that grossed higher than any previous film in the Marvel franchise. Sue me.