I'm late to the party! Very enjoyable, great cast and special effects are mind-blowing

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2017)

Scott (Paul Rudd) has been in prison for a year or so. He is an accomplished thief who, alas, got caught. This very much upsets his relationship with his young daughter, Madison, who still adores her biological dad. Nevertheless, she also loves her new stepdad (Bobby Cannavale), a policeman, and her mother (Judy Greer) and lives happily with them. One day, astonishingly, Scott receives information that his sentence is commuted. But, there are strings. A famous scientist, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) has requested his services in a serious heist. Pym, you see, has invented a special suit, Ant-man, which allows the wearer to shrink to various sizes, mostly that of an ant. But, an unscrupulous underling, Darren Cross (Corey Stoll), who Pym fired, is also brilliant and has perfected the technology himself with knowledge gained from his former boss. Pym is a good guy while Cross has no problems selling his invention to the evildoers of the world, for a high, high price. Therefore, Scott is needed to shrink down and steal the parts that make Cross' operations work. It's dangerous. Meanwhile, Scott is also distracted by Pym's lovely scientist offspring (Evangeline Lilly), who has been secretly working against Cross. Can Scott pull this risky mission off and will he ever see his daughter again? This highly entertaining film has a, first, a strong cast. Rudd has his comedic "nice guy with baggage" role down pat while Douglas is very fine in his secondary part. Lilly, Cross, Cannavale and the rest are also quite nice. Especially funny is the trio of ex-cons who aid Scott in his new life. The script and direction are strong, too. Above all else, the special effects are mind-blowing, with journeys back and forth between the natural world and the microscopic. What a treat for the eyes! In short, these Ant-ics are not to be missed!