Ant-Man : Movie Review


Ant-Man (2015) - Movie PosterThe final chapter in Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Ant-Man" stays pretty safely within the wheelhouse of what has gone before, choosing sturdy, if familiar, professionalism over creative daring. As directed by Peyton Reed (2008's "Yes Man") and written by Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish (2011's "The Adventures of Tintin") and Adam McKay (2013's "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues") & Paul Rudd (2008's "Role Models"), the film is comparatively lighthearted next to the likes of 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and 2015's "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," lending a quirky sense of humor to what is structurally an obligatory origin story. The premise of a superhero who shrinks to the size of an insect sounds silly—even wayward scientist Darren Cross (Corey Stoll) says as much early on—and yet Reed makes the minuscule physical size of his action sequences a part of the film's charm by giving his tiny lead character an uncommon perspective of the enormous world around him.

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Author : Dustin Putman, TheFilmFile.com.