Smallest superhero with super-size fun

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2015)

Initially I thought Ant-Man will be Marvel's stupidest film, but I'm proved wrong. After disappointing Age of Ultron, Ant-Man brings a refreshing concept by incorporating a heist film with superhero film. Movie starts with younger Hank Pym having a fallout with Stark Industries as he feared his tech will be misused. Few years later, we meet our hero Scott Lang, an ex-con & burglar who is just out of prison, having a hard time getting a job & failing to provide child support. Salvation comes in form of Dr. Pym who offers him a shot at redemption by asking him to steal Yellowjacket suit from Darren Cross's (Pym's protégé, who invents his own version of Ant-Man suit & Pym particles & plan to sell them to highest bidder) highly secured facility. So Pym & his daughter Hope train Scott to use Ant-Man suit & also to control army of ants! There are plenty of tongue-in-cheek moments with delivery of funny lines throughout. All actors provide strong performances, but the main surprise is Michael Pena's Luis who almost steals the show with his wildly cheerful, hilarious comic performance. Action scenes are zippy & colorful with CGI heavy climax. There's no usual destruction of cities, collapsing skyscrapers or falling landmasses from sky. Wasp does make a small appearance & also an Avenger who picks a fight with Ant-Man. Overall the film is pretty good though it once again brings out marvel's problem in fabricating a very good villain. But in the end, smallest superhero provides the super-size fun.