Smaller, More Character Driven, Marvel Film that Delights,

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2015)

Ant-Man is a brilliant movie with a very well developed plot and a fantastic cast. It's certainly some very unique work from Marvel, much smaller in scale and story. It's still very significant to the series, but it's a lot more character driven and less about action, which was nice. It was great to see a more humble story from the studio, that relies a lot more on dialogue rather than special effects.
It has a few minor problems, one being that it sets up future Marvel movies too much, it needed to be its own film a lot more. Though the references to the Avengers are fun, I would have much preferred focusing on Scott Lang and his origins in a more intense manner instead of hearing the characters referring to Iron Man and even mentioning the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
The comic relief in the film is fantastic, I found myself in stitches many times. Paul Rudd has some fantastic lines and Michael Peña brings in big laughs with his performance. With the set up for the movie it would have been ridiculous if it took itself too seriously, so Marvel made a wise choice with director Peyton Reed and writers such as Adam McKay to make it a very light hearted and funny movie. Although there were certainly moments, such as the dramatic scene between Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly, were throwing in jokes took away from the drama a bit too much, but for the most part I think the comedy works out perfectly.
It's not Marvels greatest movie, but they bring in great new characters with a fun and easy to watch story, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good action or sci-fi film.
An ex-convict must become the Ant-Man, a man with the power to shrink in scale and control ants, in order to save the world, as well as getting to see his daughter again.
Best Performance: Michael Douglas