Okay, I'm super-hero''d out. This movie is exhausting, yet still has moments of fun. And that's not too bad.
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man is a large part of it. A normal dude who steals a suit that shrinks him to ant size. Mchael Douglas is Dr. Prym, which in this world seems to be a counter rich science-dude than to the Stark family. A lot of industrialists in...Marvel universe?
Anyway, Douglas is a good guy. He's developed something he must now hide from people hoping to exploit it. The frustrating thing about this movie is...what's the problem with having them use it for military? Only that military is bad...I guess. Hippie shit, no doubt.
Lang isn't a good guy. Well, he is and he isn't. He stole from rich people and spent time in San Quentin. We rally for him, because he is a Robin Hood of sorts. And Douglas sees his burglary prowess. To which he gravitates to, in order to save his relationship to his daughter who is now living with a mother (Judy Greer) and step-father who is a cop. TOTAL comic book scenario.
When the action sequences work, they REALLY work. They don't spend too much time humanizing the ants. But you feel bad when the mini-war happens in a kid's bedroom. The effects are pretty amazing at ground level. A long way from "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids." Though I prefer practical elements over CGI any day.
This movie is just fun, if you don't dig too deeply into the logistics. There are a lot of logic flaws that seem very lazy. Like, how a guy in a suit who's been through water piping, blasted through walls and glass, can take a Tazering. Things like that will annoy you. But then again...I'm a firm believer in John Cassevetes "Continuity is for pussies" mantra.
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