This Years second Marvel Movie is smaller in scale than Avengers Age of Ultron (Pun intended)- yet it feels like a big new step in the road to Civil War. Being the last film we will see before 2016's crossover movie - Ant Man gives us one more new story and character to know and love- Ant Man.
This idea of the movie is potentially ridiculous- A guy who can shrink and communicate with ants?
Believe it or not- this movie not only makes that believable; it makes it enjoyable.
The Films director Peyton Reed does a great job at capturing the wide lore of Ant Man from the comics- tying it into the marvel universe with Shield, the Avengers etc and also taking the original ideas from Edgar Wright- who left the project before directing.
A funny, exciting and enjoyable ride for comic book fans and the average movie goer.
Characters- Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is an interesting and emotionally layered main character- being a criminal with a conscience who we really root for as a good guy.
Michael Douglas does a great job as Hank Pym- the original Ant Man. He acts as a great mentor figure to Scott with a morally ambiguous character to him.
Evangeline Lily is a badass heroine. I must say YellowJacket is a good villain for a marvel standalone movie.
Some great cameos and references to the marvel universe are strewn throughout.
All in all- Ant Man is giant fun (Pun intended again)
If you have seen the movie and don't mind spoilers- Check out my Spoiler Review where I get to talk more in depth about the film.
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