By Darlene Donloe
If
you’re looking for a fun-filled, laugh-out-loud family film to see this
weekend, you don’t have to look any further than Ant-Man, Marvel comics’ latest entry into an already crowded
superhero field. The film opens
nationwide on Friday, July 17.
There
is something adorable, personable, warm and fuzzy and downright hilarious about
Paul Rudd, who stars as the superhero.
The
film is literally a hoot and a holla. Rudd plays Scott Lang, a not so tough ex-con
who can’t find a job. Eventually he takes a job at a fast food establishment in
an effort to pay child-support payments. He lives in a tiny, rundown apartment with
his talkative former cellmate, Luis (Michael Pena), who is high-larious!
But
the money gets funny and the change is strange when Lang loses his job. So, reluctantly
he agrees to join Luis on one last illegal job, breaking into the home of Hank
Pym (Michael Douglas), a reclusive tech millionaire who once battled wrongdoers
as a size-altering, insect-controlling superhero named Ant-Man.
What?
Yep!
Before
he knows it, Lang gets caught up in a plan to help Pym and his semi-estranged
daughter, Hope (Evangeline Lilly), break into the headquarters of the company
Pym founded in order to prevent former protégé Darren Cross (Corey Stoll), also
known as Yellowjacket, from re-creating the Ant-Man shrinking suit and
mass-producing it as a weapon. The suit allows him to shrink, have superhuman
strength and control an army of ants.
What? Yep!
Hilarity
ensues when Lang has to learn how to shrink himself quickly and bounce back to
normal size.
The
witty repartee between Lang and Luis is hysterical, especially with Lang’s deadpan
expressions. Rudd’s and Pena’s comedic timing is priceless!
Ant-Man is smart enough not to
take itself seriously. It’s a great popcorn movie. It’s fun from start to finish. The special
effects are vivid and entertaining.
Director
Peyton Reed’s film may not do massive numbers ala Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy numbers last summer, but it will probably
pull in more than decent numbers. No, it’s not flawless, but who needs
flawless?
I’ll
take comedy and adventure over flawless any day. I look forward to Ant-Man 2!
Ant-Man, directed by Peyton Reed, stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas,
Michael Pena, Evangeline Lilly, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer and Corey Stoll.
On the DONLOE
SCALE: D (don’t bother), O (oh, no), N (needs work), L (likeable), O (oh, yeah)
and E (excellent), Ant-Man gets an E
(excellent).
Ant-Man is Rated PG-13; Running time: 1h 57m
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