Physics runs amok in ANT-MAN . . .

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2015)

. . . in which Marvel and Disney want us to believe that a human being can shrink to infinitely small proportions and not only still be fully functioning, but also have the capacity to return to "normal" size no worse for wear. Paul Rudd, as ANT-MAN II, is shown floating in a daze amid a sea of SUB-atomic particles, in a tableau smacking of TRON, FANTASTIC VOYAGE, and THE MATRIX. Not only that, but such a person can communicate telepathically with insects when he's their intermediate size. This gets one to thinking, "How does ANT-MAN downsize the bubble captions that his thoughts normally occupy, as the regular size surely would explode an ant's brain?" You may argue that Rudd's thought bubbles would naturally be expected to have microscopic sizing when HE does, but that still leaves the problem of retired ANT-MAN I (Michael Douglas), who habitually sends his full-sized musings about "One lump or two?" into his enslaved ants teeny-tiny brain pans. I think the ants behind this flick need to give these points more thought before churning out possible sequels.