Review of Ant-Man (2015) by John S — 03 Sep 2016
A crowd-pleaser that didn't please me. It reminded me of the 'The Rocketeer' (1991); and like that film Ant-Man will probably be forgotten about in a relatively short period of time. A hero like Superman endures, but I don't think Ant-Man will.
'The Shadow' (1994); that film's almost completely forgotten about; and that's what I think will happen with Ant-Man man. I could be wrong; maybe Ant-Man will go down in cinematic history as a great movie and spawn sequels, but I found it forgettable.
The person I saw it with didn't even stay 'til the end. Michael Douglas's goats beard annoyed me. The music was filler. I didn't like the smart, tough girl played by Evangeline Lilly. I didn't find Ant-Man funny; it was formula stuff; I've seen it all before; just think 'Antz' (1998) with an ordinary guy (like Spiderman or Captain America) who gets a suit that can shrink him to a minuscule size who commands an army of insects and saves the world.
Ant-Man was clever, but it presumed the audience was familiar with 'The Avengers' and 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'. Other audience members seemed to enjoy it, but I think they were too easily pleased.
Maybe I just wasn't in the mood.
This review of Ant-Man (2015) was written by John S on 03 Sep 2016.
Ant-Man has generally received positive reviews.
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