Ant Man & the Wasp
dir: Peyton Reed
Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas, Abby Fortson,
Hannah J. Kamen, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Randall Park,
Walton Goggins, Michelle Pfeiffer
(spoilers ahead)
Ant Man & the Wasp comes right off the heels of an emotionally draining Infinity
War. This time around, we find our hero Scott Lang (Rudd) under house arrest after
violating the Sokovia Accords during Captain America: Civil War. Before his
parole time is up, he spends it with his young daughter Cassie (Fortson).
War. This time around, we find our hero Scott Lang (Rudd) under house arrest after
violating the Sokovia Accords during Captain America: Civil War. Before his
parole time is up, he spends it with his young daughter Cassie (Fortson).
Scott gets a call from his mentor Hank Pym (Douglas) and his beautiful daughter
Hope (Lily) looking for Hank's wife Janet (Pfeiffer) who is missing somewhere in
a subatomic zone called the Quantum Realm.
A young woman named Ava (J. Kamen) becomes the villain Ghost, and steals
Pym tech. Pym's former business partner Bill Foster (Fishburne) helps try and
cure her of her phasing affliction.
Pym tech. Pym's former business partner Bill Foster (Fishburne) helps try and
cure her of her phasing affliction.
Scott and his former prison buddies band together and stop Ghost before she
can get to Janet.
can get to Janet.
The Good: The acting was good because the characters played off each other well.
The shared father/daughter dynamic was handled well so as to not to be forced.
Pena once again borderline steals the movie with his hilarious performance as
the likable Luis.
The Bad: The plot was quite predictable and the villain was very forgettable.
Some of the jokes fell flat and there wasn't enough action to justify a good
Marvel film.
Overall: Ant Man & the Wasp was a welcome palate cleanser after the intensity that
was Infinity War. With Marvel's Phase III saga coming to a close early next year,
it'll be interesting to see where Phase IV will be going and whether there'll be an
Ant Man 3 to close Scott Lang's tale. It's a good summer movie to watch but quite
forgettable one unfortunately.
The shared father/daughter dynamic was handled well so as to not to be forced.
Pena once again borderline steals the movie with his hilarious performance as
the likable Luis.
The Bad: The plot was quite predictable and the villain was very forgettable.
Some of the jokes fell flat and there wasn't enough action to justify a good
Marvel film.
Overall: Ant Man & the Wasp was a welcome palate cleanser after the intensity that
was Infinity War. With Marvel's Phase III saga coming to a close early next year,
it'll be interesting to see where Phase IV will be going and whether there'll be an
Ant Man 3 to close Scott Lang's tale. It's a good summer movie to watch but quite
forgettable one unfortunately.
Grade: 6/10 (B-)
