C+ (Okay).

The first half introduces fun characters and an interesting world. The second half is just an indestructible guy giving speeches until he's not indestructible anymore.

(Oct. 2023) ( )

2023 movie #145. 2023. Thrown into the Quantum Realm, Ant-Man and company face off against Kang the Conquerer. The usual Marvel superhero stuff with a little comedy thrown in. Enjoyable nonsense. Apparently a set-up for the next Avengers movie. ( )

It's mostly a park your brain movie where Ant-Man and the Wasp fall into a quantum world along with their parents and Ant-Man's Daughter who has been exploring some of the details about the miniature world they can inhabit sometimes. She's also got a suit. Some of what happened in the past come back to haunt them and some of what happens here is put up for sequel bait.
Full of different creatures and a variety of people it's interesting to see the different characters come into their own. ( )

Ant-Man and his daughter Cassie are transported into the Quantum Realm and are thrust into a war with a villainous being known as Kang. Meanwhile, Wasp and her parents must outmaneuver the supervillain as he seeks to escape the Quantum Realm and unleash himself upon the universe.

A solid outing for the Ant-Man characters and, honestly, one of the best MCU films in recent years (since No Way Home and Multiverse of Madness at the least). The setup of Kang's character is awesome and truly makes him a force to be reckoned with. Jonathan Majors's performance in particular helps the movie, but the other cast's acting also adds to the adventure. The VFX are also pretty spectacular considering what the film shows without delving into spoilers. My only real complaints involve the final battle, but I think a lot of that can be explained away in future installments. All in all it is a spectacle to look at and the actors all do wonderful jobs at capturing elements of both fear, anger, and emotion. Definitely recommended for fans and followers of the franchise; it's negative reaction is truly bizarre to me.

Content Concerns: The usual sci-fi action violence of the franchise permeates throughout the film, and there is a bit of language (around 10-15 uses total, with one inclusion of God's name paired with "d-mn").

(February 18, 2023) ( )