Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Director: Peyton Reed
Director: Peyton Reed
Writers: Edgar Wright (screenplay), Joe Cornish (screenplay)
Stars: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll
Storyline:
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in
strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his
mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man
suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly
insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist
that will save the world.
Reviews:
Ant-Man is a good
family movie but not a must see for hard core comic book fans. I'm a
movie fan and a long time comic book collector. When I went to the
theater to see Paul Rudd in Ant-Man, I wasn't expecting a masterpiece,
in fact, I wasn't expecting a good superhero movie. My expectations were
met.
I collect silver age comics including Tales to Astonish 1 through 101. Henry Pym's first appearance was in Marvel comics' Tales to Astonish #27 in a story entitled "The Man in the Ant Hill." I'm very familiar with the original Ant-Man, Henry Pym (played by Michael Douglas) in the film, but I'm unfamiliar with the modernized Ant-Man played by Paul Rudd. This is not a movie for silver age comic book collectors, but it's a good movie for families with young kids.
The movie has a good amount of comic relief. Even the Avengers movies include comedic moments, but Ant-Man has a continuous comedic undertone. That said, there are no hilarious scenes in the movie. As for the action, my wife, who religiously watches superhero movies with me and who loves the Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor, slept through half of Ant-Man.
This movie rates well below Captain America, Iron Man and Thor, but is above Ang Lee's Hulk and both Fantastic Four movies. I consider it on par with Daredevil.
The integration of the original Ant-Man storyline with the modern Ant-Man is good. The special effects were OK. Kids will like it, non-comic book readers may enjoy it, hard core comic book fans won't love it. On a positive note, there were a few Easter eggs included for comic book fans, including a reference to Tales to Astonish.
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