Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) [Movie Review]


Dir: Peyton Reed
Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Laurence Fishburne, Hannah John-Kamen
Dur: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Superhero-Action-Comedy
Rating: 7/10

Marvel returned with yet another fantastic film on the back of its latest hit, Avengers: Infinity War. Needless, to say the film reeks of the Marvel spirit with the typical humour, action-sequences and tight plot. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this story is the introduction of Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) as the Wasp. Although it doesn’t come as a surprise thanks to its featuring in the title of the film, the seamless buildup of the story around her character is interesting.

The film starts on a weird note but later sets things right. Scott Lang a.k.a. Ant-man is facing the consequences of his actions in Civil War. His house-arrest is exploited very well to achieve comedic relief in the film. In an effort to maintain their renown for levity, I think the producers went a little far in casting silly characters in key roles. Putting a bunch of clowns together and allowing them free reign to do their thing – funny business, is bound to elicit a few laughs.

Although I’m a huge fan of Marvel, I wasn’t very impressed with this film. The good thing is they maintained the storyline (something that must be kept in mind in order to understand the ending. When I say ending I actually mean the mid-credits scene). The film is every bit entertaining as one can expect but it doesn’t really give the satisfaction that most superhero films offer. I’m not very surprised though that the film became one of the highest grosser of the year. I think Marvel are in a great position. Any film they release now, following the massive success of Infinity War is bound to make it big. On any other day, Ant-Man and the Wasp would pass off as just another superhero flick but not so at the present moment.   

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUkn-enk2RU

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