Light, Easy & Silly

Rating: 6/10 (1 November 2017)

(Flash Review)
This time Marvel went small in concept and of course big with CGI effects. I was unaware that Ant-Man was a comic book character until this movie came out. The high level plot is a wise old scientist and his underling grapple with the moral uses of a shrinking suit and person technology. When the suit technology falls into the wrong hands, a seemingly regular Joe gets recruited to steal it back. Throw in a father-daughter relationship conundrum and the ubiquitous shout out to Iron Man (that guy seems to be referenced in all Marvel movies) and those are the shallow plot points that are the bases for the special effect. Effects that are really good. Lots of clever shrinkage scenarios around kids toys and other everyday happenings. Turn off your brain and watch this movie for the fun effects, light humor, silly tone and to see if Ant-Man will save the day.