Ant-Man - Movie Review

Ant-Man (2015)

Ant-Man is the 6th and final film in Phase 2 of the MCU. It's directed by Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena and Evangeline Lilly, and is about a guy named Scott Lang, a petty thief who just got released from prison and is hired by this guy named Hank Pym to steal these particles from his own facility. Released in 2015, the film was a box office success and received positive reviews from critics.

THE GOOD

I remember when I saw the trailer for this film for the first time when I saw Avengers: Age of Ultron and thinking to myself, this looks fucking stupid. Boy was I wrong when I actually saw it, this movie is fucking great! I was legitimately surprised when I actually thought this film was better than Age of Ultron. I loved Scott Lang, Paul Rudd does a great job at bringing some cockiness and charisma to the role while at the same time not being exactly like Tony Stark. Michael Douglas is great as Hank Pym, the de-aging effects on him in the opening scene was also fantastic! Michael Pena was the best part of the film, he has all the best dialogue, he's the funniest character in the film. Evangeline Lilly was pretty annoying to me at first, but she gets much better as a character as the movie goes on. The story was really good, I loved that this movie plays out as a heist film. The action sequences really bring a lot of creativity to the story too, there isn't a lot of action in this movie but this was one of the few times where I actually didn't mind the lack of action, because I was so interested in Scott Lang's situation with his ex-wife and daughter, and the heist. The action scenes really were creative, and fucking awesome visually! Every time the Ant-Man sequences happen, they were so cool, it was cool seeing him so small and seeing him still throw normal sized people around, it's unrealistic as fuck but it was so much fun to watch! This film is also in my opinion one of the best written films in the MCU, the dialogue is so sharp and witty, and filled with humor.

THE BAD

My only issue with Ant-Man was the villain. Not only was he a very generic villain, but the movie does succumb to the issue that Phase 1 tended to get into where the villain just gains the same powers as the hero, it's boring and predictable.

CONCLUSION

Ant-Man is an extremely breezy, fun, light movie. It's a great time with a fun heist, creative action sequences and awesome, likable characters. The film is very witty and sharp with its writing. It's another very high recommendation and continues the awesome streak of the MCU.

GRADE:  A

FILM INFO

MPA rating:  PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence)

Run time:  117 min

Release date:  July 17th, 2015

Studio:  Disney