There are lots of ants in “Ant-Man.” More than I ever
thought. Because Ant-Man doesn’t just shrink down to the size of an ant but he
also controls them with his thoughts. Thank goodness the only spider in
Spider-Man is the one that bites Peter Parker, otherwise it would be scarier
than “Arachnophobia.” Thankfully, I’m not that afraid of ants. The premise of
the little known Ant-Man character is silly to be sure, but it also works tremendously
well onscreen mostly because of star Paul Rudd’s endless likability and
director Peyton Reed’s firm comedic grasp of the material. “Ant-Man,” written essentially
as a comedic heist film, is probably one of Marvel’s funniest films, and
probably one of its weirdest. It’s certainly not quite as successful as last
summer’s surprise hit “Guardians of the Galaxy” but it fits nicely into the
Marvel Cinematic Universe even if it’s a smaller scale adventure with less
ambition than its older, more popular brothers Iron Man and Captain America.
Paul Rudd is perfectly cast as cat burglar Scott Lang,
though I have no idea if the comic character Scott Lang was ever described as a
Paul Rudd-type. Lang, is just being released from prison and is determined to
make amends with his young daughter and ex-wife. Soon after his release he’s
recruited by scientist Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to help with a heist involving
the protection of a powerful shrinking formula (shades of “Honey, I Shrunk the
Kids” are to be expected). The film functions as an origin story, showing how
Lang is introduced to a special suit that can shrink to the size of an insect and
grow back within seconds which gives him super strength. He also becomes ruler
of the ants by communicating with the bugs through telepathy. It’s a premise
you either go with or you don’t, if you can make it through any of the other
eleven Marvel films you’re bound to at least enjoy this one.
The real strength of “Ant-Man,” in an age where superhero
films are as consistent as the rising sun, is the reliance of humor to tell its
story. Rudd is paired up with his prison pal Luis played by Michael Pena who
provides outstanding comic relief. So much of their dialogue feels improvised I’m
not shocked to see Rudd’s name listed as one of the film’s four screenwriters.
Though it’s interesting to wonder how much of original director Edgar Wright’s
script was left intact. Corey Stoll is also a highlight as a former apprentice
of Pym’s who eventually becomes the villainous Yellowjacket. He spends a lot of
the movie turning people that cross him and test animals into tiny gobs of snot
with his own not-quite-perfected shrinking technology. Evangeline Lilly is also
actually quite good as Pym’s daughter Hope and a potential love interest for
Scott. All of the actors are solid and well-cast.
I thoroughly enjoyed “Ant-Man.” I think I would describe is
as Marvel-lite. It’s not quite effective as the more solid Captain America or
Iron Man films but it’s definitely much better than the ones people tend to
think less of, i.e. “Thor” and “The Incredible Hulk.” And it must be said that
the effects are nicely handled here they’re cool without being overblown; they’re
convincing more than realistic which works for the film. And for a film with
such a weird premise the film is wisely grounded in reality. The heist plot
also feels like a fun change of pace. You can see that with this entry that
even if Marvel is giving us the same stuff over and over again, they’re at
least nice enough to give us a new flavor. GRADE: B
Trailer for Ant-Man on TrailerAddict.
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