Best reserved for when you're in an undemanding mood

Rating: Null/10 (23 January 2016)

I avoided "Ant-Man" when it played in theaters for several reasons. One reason was that this particular superhero seemed minor league compared to most others. Another reason was that quite frankly, I am starting to get tired of superhero movies. There have been so many over the past few years that it's starting to get a bit too much.
Anyway... I finally watched it today after finding a copy at my local library. And after watching it, I can say I'm glad I didn't pay to see it in a theater, and I'm glad I didn't have to pay to see it on Blu-ray. Before I go any further, I will admit that I didn't hate or really dislike it. There have been worse movies I've seen, superhero-related or not. It's not boring, for one thing, despite being almost two hours long. There are some good special effects, and some decent action sequences.
Yet at the same time, the movie has a kind of been there, done that kind of feeling. Many of the characters and situations you will have seen before, or see that they've only been given a slight cosmetic change for this particular story. The movie also suffers from a problem many superhero movies have - being forced to go through the long process of showing how the main character became a superhero. This takes a long time, leaving only a limited amount of time to show the superhero after "graduation" to be in action. Also, there are some unclear or simply unexplained plot points, like why the cops took so long to confront the Michael Douglas character.
In the end, the movie is kind of minor league stuff. Despite its many problems, the movie doesn't really provoke hatred in the viewer. But at the same time, it's missing real spark as well as originality in many areas. Your reaction to the movie will likely be more positive the less you have to pay for watching it, as well as being more positive the less demanding you are feeling at the time.