Director: Peyton Reed
Actors: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Kathryn Newton, Jonathan Majors
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Rating: M
‘Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania’
(or Ant-Man 3) is the thirty-something-th MCU film, but it’s always good to see
Paul Rudd back as Scott Lang – he brings the right level of charm and goofball-ness,
balanced with his determination and morality. Good to see the one director get
to do all three films in a trilogy, with a few nods back to the original film
(now 8 years ago!).
“QuANTuMANia” follows the combined
family – Scott, Hope (Lilly), daughter Cassie (Newton), Hope’s Mum Janet
(Pfeiffer) & Dad Hank (Douglas) – as they’re sucked into the quantum realm
and try to get their way back to Earth. I like the concept of the quantum realm
– no-one to call for help, existing outside of space & time, lots of exotic
things/creatures + it looks cool with all the CGI! They’re sucked into a war
that they didn’t know Janet had been part of and we get to meet Kang The
Conqueror (Majors), who looks like being the new Thanos for the next series of MCU
films.
There’s some similarities to the Star
Wars sequels, especially with the “aliens”, otherworldly colours/settings and
the final act. But, as with the other two Ant-Man films (this might be better
than the 2nd one), Hank Pym (the real Ant-Man) & Hope (the Wasp)
are the real unsung heroes. All the actors get something to do, there’s a few
good cameos, but nothing too substantial and the film doesn’t always go where
you expect. Some funny moments, but nothing too hilarious or overbearing.
Overall: Another solid entry, great visuals
and satisfying ending.
Gav's Rating: 3.5 stars.
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