Film Reviews & Movie Analysis

There is a ghost in town, and everyone is bugging out.

Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is under house arrest following his thirty foot appearance in aid of Captain America. His two year loss of freedom, also meant the end of his ties with Hope (Evangeline Lilly) and her father Pym (Michael Douglas).

Fortunately for some and unfortunately for other, bygones will have to be bygones. Pym realises he can save his wife Janet (Michelle Pheiffer) from the quantum realm where she has spent the last thirty years trapped, and Scott is the only one who can track her down.

The technology needed to make such a rescue has piqued the interest of many parties who each want it for their own selfish reasons. It’s a race against time, a game of hot potato, and Scott is technically supposed to be at home.

Ant-Man and the Wasp inserted itself nicely between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you haven’t watched the former then don’t worry, as only a few references will go over your head. If you haven’t seen the latter however – the pre-rolling credits scene will be a major spoiler.

What I liked the most about this movie was that it was more about the science and less about the supernatural. The premise of the movie: Rescuing Hope’s mother Janet from the sub atomic quantum realm, allowed us to imagine what wonders could lie at an almost plausible level of reality.

Also to add, I really liked the idea of Ghost – from her phasing ability to her backstory. She was unique as far as abilities go, as once again it was born of science and not magic. Her backstory also alluded to a darker side to Shield that is never discussed and I am intrigued to hear more about.

So. Ant-Man and the Wasp…

Yeah this movie was overall completely uninspiring and woefully disappointing.

The main antagonist Ghost aka Ava (Hannah John-Kamen) was more entitled than villainous, which ended up just making her annoying. I kept wondering why she didn’t just ask for their help – after all Scott, Hope and Pym are the good guys – they’re like morally bound or something.

Even the situations; the highs and lows of the movie were just the same roundabout game of almost getting caught and almost succeeding. It was all so droll.

The comedy aspect didn’t really hit home this time around compared with the first movie. There were a couple of good ‘bits’ but it seemed like they tried to replicate aspects of the predecessor which just ended up falling short.

All in all, I found that the only person I was interested in was Scott’s daughter Cassie and except for being pretty damn cute – she was in no way instrumental to the plot.

The majority of us are far too invested to care about Box Office Sales and general reviews for any Marvel Movie. However for all those who could care less about the universe or perhaps even the continuity – I wouldn’t bother with Ant-Man and the Wasp which if you ask me lacked a gripping plot and interesting characters.

Add it to the list that proves sequels are never as good as the original.