Quite good, fun, fresh, awesome cast, but what a film it could have been.

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2015)

I never was that excited about Ant-Man, but i was, mainly for its original story, awesome cast and the possibilities for amazing unique action, and...
I liked, a lot, its not special in any way, but its quite good.It could have been a lot better though. If the previous attached director Edgar Wright was the actual director it could have turned into one of the better super hero films of all time and it would have have been unique in every way.
The story is quite good, and has a good development. There's a lot of clichés though, but they are the good ones, and the films overall charm makes you forget them, a bit. The dialogue is also good. There's an amazing part in the film to connect to the marvel universe, though it feels a little bit forced, its so cool you forget that.
The film could have higher stakes, though the films small stakes are part of its charm and what sets it apart from other marvel films.
The characters are good, but the cast obviously is what makes the characters cool and a lot more interesting. The villain is marvel formula, clichéd and bland, but the actor that portrays him makes it a lot more interesting and memorable.
There's plenty of comedy, but little action though. This is more a thriller than an action film, but the few action scenes though small in scope are big in entertainment.
Ant-Man is a quite good film, has tons of charm, thanks in great part to his incredible charismatic cast, and stands as one of the most anti-marvel formula, it feels fresh. But you never can shake the feeling that tons of possibilities are being wasted. The premise has tons of possibilities to make highly interesting and original plots, and some of the most inventive, creative, unique and entertaining action scenes ever.
The film goes for the most conventional things though. But once again, thanks to its charm its hard not to like Ant-Man.