A worthy entry to the MCU

Rating: 9/10 (11 August 2015)

Once again Marvel has pulled a bunny out of the hat! Ant-Man is definitely a worthy entry to the MCU! Following the success of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel has continued to show us you don't need an A list hero to make a great movie.
I was disappointed when Edgar Wright pulled out from the film nevertheless I think Peyton Reed did an absolutely fantastic job in bringing us one of the funniest film in the franchise.
Spoilers ahead
The film started off with Hank Pym and SHIELD parted ways but it was good to see Peggy Carter and Howard Stark running SHIELD together (I wish they have kept Dominic Cooper even as the aged Howard Stark which would be consistent to photographs in Cap 2 where Cap & Black Widow located the original SHIELD headquarter)
Skipped right where Scott Lang donned the Ant-Man suit for the very first time, the bath tub scene provided us a genuine thrill experience of what the miniaturize world would look like! It was perfectly captured and I have always been a fan of a superhero's origin story. It was just very entertaining to see Hank passing on the mantle of Ant-Man to Scott (I am talking about the key hole scene).
For most part of the film, I think it holds pretty well as a standalone film until the inclusion of Falcon & the new Avengers facilities but I guess this would serve as a bridge to the rest of the MCU particularly next year's Captain America Civil War.
Finally, we have the showdown between Ant-Man & Yellowjacket (what's more fun when you see Thomas the tank engine crashing into Yellowjacket) and well Hydra did get away with the Cross particles right.. I guess this would serve as a cliffhanger to the upcoming sequels or maybe even for the Agents of Shield? It could be they are now working for Grant Ward after the fall of Strucker, Whitehall or whoever is left
To conclude, Ant-Man has been a fun ride and easily one of the best films of the holiday season. Marvel had us worried after the disappointing Age of Ultron but this proves that Marvel has still got it!