Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) is keen to safe-guard his secret Ant-Man technology. Enabling the user to decrease to ant-like size, Pym chooses an unlikely candidate, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a reformed thief. Initially reluctant to accept the offer, Lang warms to the task of protecting the valuable property. Becoming a pint-sized hero battling evil entities determined to use the technology for their own nefarious ends, Ant-Man’s small stature masks a man with a huge heroic heart.
Due to being an origin story, ‘Ant-Man’ occasionally feels very slow. Its first hour is particularly glacially paced despite the performer’s enthusiasm. When the action heats up so does the story with director Peyton Reed showing some stylish flair. His combination of humour and drama within the action sequences is effectively handled. Whilst these scenes heavily rely on bedazzling CGI, Reed ensures the actors inject enough personality in them to ensure you care what happens.
Being a superhero flick, ‘Ant-Man’ enjoys the story’s fanciful nature. Although walking a well-worn trajectory, the script embraces the opportunities the concept presents. Douglas and Rudd in particular seem to enjoy expanding outside their usually known acting range. They know ‘Ant-Man’ isn’t anything other than a colourful comic-book movie succeeding in elevating its level of enjoyment. You can’t take a movie like this too seriously with the action and humour blending to form an agreeable escapist package.
Compared to previous Marvel films ‘Ant-Man’ may perhaps not be the greatest. But it has energy and a tone discarding the earnestness of similar movies. If you roll with the impish nonsense it provides, the small hero witnessed should conjure humongous thrills.
Movie Review Rating out of 10: 6
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