Genre: Action / Adventure
Running Length: 2:00
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Hannah John-Kamen, Walton Goggins, Michael Pena
Director: Peyton Reed
Screenplay: Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers and Paul Rudd & Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari
What's the movie about?
As Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Rudd) is under house arrest for 2 years following the events of Civil War, Hope van Dyne (Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas) present him with an urgent new mission. Shy of two days from completing his sentence, he is tasked to go into the quantum realm to save Hope's mom Janet van Dyne (Pfeiffer) who is stuck in there for 30 years.
Highlights!
- This time round, we have a good balance of Rudd, Lilly and Douglas. They share almost equal screentime which I feel is a nice approach.
- Similar to the first Ant-Man, Michael Pena steals every scene he is in!
Lowlights
- After the recent grandeur of Avenger: Infinity War this movie feels like a very small movie (no pun intended). The narrative is almost made for Netflix kind, just that the effects and action pieces are more polished thanks to a big budget.
- The villains here have very little purpose beyond providing roadblocks to our heroes' mission to save Janet.
- Not too sure if it's because of Paul Rudd's laid-back personality or just the fault of the writing team, this film lacks energy. It gets pretty boring at times even during the action sequences.
In summary
As fun as it gets, this movie is somewhat pointless. The only scene that got me excited is the first post-credit scene (the second one which is right at the end is rubbish) which leaves behind a clue to what's going to happen in Avengers 4.
RATING: 6.5/10
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