Ant-Man

Ant-Man

Watched on Blu-Ray
One of the few Marvel films I did not see in the cinema back then. I saw it after home release. But I had forgotten a lot. So a second sighting in preparation for part 2 was needed.
Overall a typical origin story. Solid entertainment with some very good gags and a few less good ones. The movie is full of good actors who are obviously having fun, but are completely under-challenged. Paul Rudd is a sympathetic loser, Michael Douglas is beautifully dignified. Evangeline Lilly is wonderful, but with the hairstyle very getting used to. In general I like Corey Stoll, but his villain is quite a disappointment. Even the smallest supporting role is filled with high profile series actors like Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire) or Wood Harris (The Wire).
The movie has some great visual gimmicks that remind of The Incredible Shrinking Man, but the special effects are far from perfect and already outdated, despite Thomas the Tank Engine: that was awesome! This was one of the few scenes I remembered from the 1st view.
The scene with Falcon could have inspired Deadpool. Hey, we only have money for one unimportant Sidekick-Avenger.😂
The story is average. Could have been much more individual than it was. Unfortunately, you only notice in a few scenes (such as the two in which Michael Peña explains how he heard something from someone who heard it from someone else) that Edgar Wright should have directed the film. He would surely have this movie a diamond. So it is just unpolished.

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