Ant-Man

Ulkar Alakbarova

4 years ago

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Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Credits: TheMovieDb.

Film Cast:

Scott Lang / Ant-Man: Paul Rudd
Dr. Hank Pym: Michael Douglas
Hope van Dyne: Evangeline Lilly
Paxton: Bobby Cannavale
Darren Cross / Yellowjacket: Corey Stoll
Sam Wilson / Falcon: Anthony Mackie
Maggie: Judy Greer
Cassie: Abby Ryder Fortson
Luis: Michael Peña
Kurt: David Dastmalchian
Dave: T.I.
Gale: Wood Harris
Peggy Carter: Hayley Atwell
Howard Stark: John Slattery
Mitchell Carson: Martin Donovan
Taxi Driver: Garrett Morris
Dale: Gregg Turkington
Hydra Buyer: Rod Hallett
Frank: Joe Chrest
Buyer: Joe Bucaro III
Buyer: Jean Louisa Kelly
Young Pym: Dax Griffin
Janet van Dyne / Wasp: Hayley Lovitt
Writer: Anna Akana
Bartender: Stan Lee
Hideous Rabbit (voice): Tom Kenny
Spanish Woman: Norma Alvarez
Young Daughter: Darcie Isabella Cottrell
Raver: Teddy Williams
Raver: Carol Anne Watts
Raver: Chuck David Willis
Raver: Diana Chiritescu
Pool BBQ Dad: Neko Parham
Pool BBQ Mom: Onira Tares
Pool BBQ Kid: Zamani Wilder
Pool BBQ Kid: Kylen Davis
Pym Tech Gate Guard: Jim R. Coleman
Pym Tech Security Guard: Desmond Phillips
PYM Tech Security Guard: Aaron Saxton
EMT: Michael A. Cook
Gorgeous Blonde: Ricki Lander
Superior Officer: Rus Blackwell
Ice Cream Store Customer: Johnny Pemberton
Ernesto: Nicholas Barrera
Carlos: Carlos Aviles
Emily: Lyndsi LaRose
Peachy: Robert Crayton
Cop on Speaker: Ajani Perkins
Alpha Guard: Jessejames Locorriere
Vault Guard: Kevin Lacz
Vault Guard: Michael Trisler
Armed Guard: Daniel Stevens
Armed Guard: Clay Donahue Fontenot
Armed Guard: Michael Jamorski
Armed Guard: Casey Pieretti
Lab Guard: Antal Kalik
Lab Guard: Adam Hart
Lab Guard: Reuben Langdon
Lab Guard: Todd Schneider
Beta Guard: Zack Duhame
Armed Guard: Alex Chansky
Lab Tech: Kevin Buttimer
Ignacio: Danny Vasquez
Helicopter Pilot: Rick Avery
Helicopter Pilot: Erik Betts
Pedestrian (uncredited): Natalie Stephany Aguilar
Prisoner (uncredited): Raul Colon
Prison Guard (uncredited): Patrick Constantine Bertagnolli Jr.
Steve Rogers / Captain America (uncredited): Chris Evans
Pedestrian in Rain (uncredited): Hayley Gagner
Ten Doors Tenderloin (uncredited): Tim Halpin
Jogger (uncredited): Christina July Kim
Castillo (uncredited): Jordi Mollà
Jogger (uncredited): Vanessa Ross
James ‘Bucky’ Barnes / Winter Soldier (uncredited): Sebastian Stan
Bee: Buzz Buzz Devers
PYM Tech Employee (uncredited): John Lobato
Delivery Man (uncredited): Ed Moy
Bunker Guard #2 (uncredited): Sam Medina

Film Crew:

Supervising Art Director: David Lazan
Local Casting: Jackie Burch
Utility Stunts: Sala Baker
Sound Designer: David Farmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Johnson
Casting: Sarah Halley Finn
Production Design: Shepherd Frankel
Screenplay: Paul Rudd
Comic Book: Stan Lee
Producer: Kevin Feige
Set Decoration: Leslie A. Pope
Supervising Sound Editor: Shannon Mills
Foley Editor: Dee Selby
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Juan Peralta
Director of Photography: Russell Carpenter
Stunt Coordinator: Jeff Habberstad
Story: Edgar Wright
Costume Design: Sammy Sheldon
Editor: Dan Lebental
Makeup Artist: Stephan Dupuis
Special Effects Supervisor: Daniel Sudick
Visual Effects Producer: Nina Fallon
Supervising Sound Editor: Daniel Laurie
CG Supervisor: Koen Vroeijenstijn
Director: Peyton Reed
Editor: Colby Parker Jr.
Comic Book: Jack Kirby
Comic Book: Larry Lieber
Art Direction: Austin Gorg
Original Music Composer: Christophe Beck
Music Supervisor: Dave Jordan
Executive Producer: Michael Grillo
Set Designer: Chad S. Frey
Screenplay: Adam McKay
Executive Producer: Louis D’Esposito
Additional Editor: Kirk M. Morri
Unit Production Manager: JoAnn Perritano
Set Designer: Thomas T. Taylor
Orchestrator: Dave Metzger
Executive Producer: Alan Fine
Executive Producer: Victoria Alonso
Orchestrator: Kevin Kliesch
Aerial Director of Photography: Michael Kelem
Storyboard Designer: Jay Oliva
Makeup Artist: Jill Oshry
Story: Joe Cornish
Camera Operator: Kent Harvey
ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris
Transportation Captain: Jimmy Ray Pickens
Sound Mixer: Whit Norris
Key Makeup Artist: Greg Funk
Key Hair Stylist: Teresa Morgan
Set Designer: Dean Wolcott
Property Master: Russell Bobbitt
First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic
Assistant Art Director: Sarah Contant
Storyboard Designer: David Krentz
Thanks: Gene Colan
Thanks: John Buscema
Thanks: John Byrne
Thanks: David Michelinie
Additional Editor: Leigh Folsom Boyd
Storyboard Designer: Bryan Andrews
Thanks: Robert Kirkman
Co-Producer: Brad Winderbaum
Additional Music: Leo Birenberg
Compositing Supervisor: Jonathan Cheetham
Makeup Department Head: James MacKinnon
Assistant Costume Designer: Nicole Young
Art Direction: Jann K. Engel
Visual Effects Supervisor: Vincent Cirelli
Costume Supervisor: Wendy M. Craig
Set Designer: Josh Lusby
Music Editor: Tanya Noel Hill
Key Set Costumer: Melanie Mascioli
Visual Effects Producer: Melanie Byrne
First Assistant Director: Lars P. Winther
ADR Editor: Kim Foscato
Leadman: Russell R. Anderson
Script Supervisor: Kerry Lyn McKissick
Key Costumer: Heather Sease
Visual Effects Supervisor: Russell Earl
Stunt Coordinator: Trevor Habberstad
Visual Effects Supervisor: Mohen Leo
Visual Effects Producer: Karey Maltzahn
Dialogue Editor: Brad Semenoff
Visual Effects Producer: Allison Paul
Makeup Department Head: Heba Thorisdottir
Visual Effects Supervisor: Trent Claus
Key Set Costumer: Bob Moore Jr.
Visual Effects Producer: Priyanka Balasubramania
VFX Supervisor: Simon Stanley-Clamp
Sound Effects Editor: Jeremy Bowker
Compositing Supervisor: Edson Williams
Visual Effects Editor: Michael Harden
Sound Effects Editor: Bob Kellough
Visual Effects Editor: Andy Stevens
Sound Designer: David C. Hughes
Transportation Captain: Joel Marrow
Steadicam Operator: Peter Rosenfeld
Still Photographer: Zade Rosenthal
Construction Coordinator: John H. Samson
Visual Effects Editor: Abhishek Chauhan
Visual Effects Editor: Arvind Chaurasiya
Visual Effects Editor: Omkar Iyer
Visual Effects Producer: Diana Giorgiutti
Aerial Director of Photography: David B. Nowell
Visual Effects Editor: John Polyson
Visual Effects Producer: Steve Griffith
Sound Effects Editor: Nia Hansen
Sound Effects Editor: Josh Gold
Chief Lighting Technician: Len Levine
Visual Effects Editor: Kosta Saric
CG Supervisor: Pavel Pranevsky
Gaffer: Dan Riffel
Key Hair Stylist: Yvette Stone
Sound Effects Editor: Jack Whittaker
Lead Animator: Aaron Schultz
Camera Operator: Edward A. Gutentag
VFX Editor: Tom Driscoll
Rigging Gaffer: Dennis J. Lootens
Hair Department Head: Janine Rath
Hairstylist: Kerrie Smith
Key Set Costumer: David Butler
Assistant Editor: Lorena Talpan
Stereoscopic Supervisor: Evan Jacobs
Camera Operator: Bill O’Drobinak
Set Decoration Buyer: Samuel J. Tell
Second Unit Director of Photography: John Mahaffie
CG Supervisor: Artemis Oikonomopoulou
Animation Supervisor: Eamonn Butler
Visual Effects Editor: Conor Byrne
Camera Operator: Stephen Buckingham
Key Costumer: Branden Marks
Animation Supervisor: Stephen Enticott
Hairstylist: Tracey Moss
Makeup Artist: Tracey L. Miller-Smith
Visual Effects Production Manager: Jenny Basen
Hair Department Head: Roxane Griffin
Digital Intermediate: Bob Schneider
Modelling Supervisor: Tristan Connors
Stereoscopic Editor: Dhirendra Chhatpar
Set Decorating Coordinator: Amy Lehman
Visual Effects Editor: Struan Farquhar
Compositing Supervisor: Matthew Kemper
Visual Effects Supervisor: James Jooyoung Lee
First Assistant Camera: Robert Settlemire
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jake Morrison
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jamie Hallett
Art Department Coordinator: Dustin Berry
Visual Effects Producer: Rob Shears
Electrician: Frank Helbig
Visual Effects Coordinator: Sam Claitor
Camera Operator: Peter Gulla
Camera Loader: Sagar Desai
First Assistant Camera: John Kairis
Armorer: Larry Zanoff
Co-Producer: David J. Grant
Wigmaker: Bob Kretschmer
Compositing Supervisor: Aymeric Perceval
Casting Associate: Jason B. Stamey
Set Costumer: Danny Molaschi
Key Makeup Artist: Bryan Reynolds
Makeup Artist: Jacqueline Fernandez
Hairstylist: Michelle Diamantides
Art Direction: Cameron Beasley
Assistant Art Director: Calla Klessig
Assistant Art Director: Rachel Block
Assistant Art Director: Lauren Rosenbloom
Animation Supervisor: Neil Glasbey
Animation Director: Keith Roberts
Lead Animator: Bruce Creevey
Senior Animator: Oskar Urretabizkaia
Visual Effects Coordinator: Michael Asiman
Visual Effects Coordinator: Jayce Attewell
Visual Effects Coordinator: Kelly Chow
Visual Effects Coordinator: Tyler Cordova
Visual Effects Coordinator: Devika Kawle
Visual Effects Coordinator: Brittany Montero
Armorer: Ron Licari
Dialogue Editor: Christopher Barnett
Visual Effects Producer: Rene Grasser
Visual Effects Producer: Marie Rheinschild-Jordan
Visual Effects Producer: Mark Webb
Production Coordinator: Jenny Sandell
Production Supervisor: Jason Tamez
Visual Effects Coordinator: Ankit Gokani
Visual Effects Coordinator: Arushi Govil
Visual Effects Coordinator: Syuhada Hassan
Animation Supervisor: Tim Harrington
Electrician: Brent Studler
Music Editor: Jim Harrison
Key Costumer: Edward T. Hanley
Senior Animator: Marc Calvelo
CG Supervisor: Carlos-Christian Nickel
Visual Effects Supervisor: Alex Wuttke
First Assistant Camera: Sean Hunter Moe
Animation Supervisor: Nicholas Symons
Visual Effects Coordinator: Ashley Bradford
Foley Mixer: James Ashwill
Production Controller: Sheilah Sullivan
Visual Effects Coordinator: Cole Darby
Set Designer: John Moredock
Storyboard Designer: Jim Magdaleno
Set Decoration Buyer: Helen Kozora
First Assistant Sound Editor: Ryan J. Frias
Visual Effects Supervisor: Simone Kraus Townsend
Visual Effects Supervisor: Dinesh K. Bishnoi
Unit Publicist: John M. Pisani
CG Supervisor: Richard Sutherland
Production Accountant: Richard Castro
Digital Intermediate: Laura Holeman
Orchestrator: Tim Davies
Storyboard Designer: Danelle Davenport
CG Supervisor: Adrian Corsei
Visual Effects Supervisor: Dominik Zimmerle
Sequence Supervisor: Brendan Seals
VFX Supervisor: Tony Baldridge
Assistant Sound Editor: Samson Neslund
First Assistant Director: Nick Satriano
Picture Car Coordinator: John Armstrong
First Assistant Editor: Adam Kimmerlin
Transportation Co-Captain: Rick Chouinard
Stereoscopic Editor: Robert Drwila
Lead Animator: Ben Wiggs
Visual Effects Coordinator: Sam Hodge
Visual Effects Coordinator: Chris McLeod
Electrician: Matthew P. Stouppe
Key Grip: Richard Mall
Dolly Grip: Richard L. Carden
2D Supervisor: Alexandre Cancado
First Assistant Camera: Jeffrey N. Civa
Conceptual Illustrator: Andy Park
Casting Assistant: Claire Koonce
Dolly Grip: Brad Rea
Key Grip: Jim Shelton
Compositors: Christopher Grandel
Foley Editor: Jim Likowski
Post Production Coordinator: Adam Cole
Second Assistant Director: Brian Avery Galligan
Storyboard Designer: James Rothwell
Post Production Supervisor: Jesse Torres
First Assistant Editor: Dawn Michelle King
Visual Effects Coordinator: Scott McPhate
VFX Editor: Greg Reed
Compositors: Ross Newton
Compositors: Ryan Laney
Compositors: Shiloe Swisher
Assistant Property Master: Jim Stubblefield
Boom Operator: C. Douglas Cameron
Best Boy Electric: Michael Lowrance
Key Costumer: Grace Lambert Pyke
Set Decoration Buyer: Karen Gerbs
Epk Camera Operator: Sean Ricigliano
Transportation Captain: Tyson Weatherford
Dialogue Editor: Chris Gridley
CG Supervisor: Damien Stumpf
VFX Editor: Jan Reichmann
Matchmove Supervisor: Michael Karp
Stunts: Daniel Hargrave
Hairstylist: Kimberly Carlson
Set Designer: Allen Coulter
Visual Effects Editor: Jack Runyon
Digital Effects Supervisor: Justin Johnson
Best Boy Grip: Dan Jarrell
Visual Effects Coordinator: Jakris Smittant
Visual Effects Editor: Tristan Fisher
Visual Effects Coordinator: Kristin Patterson
Visual Effects Coordinator: Melanie Marlar
Visual Effects Production Manager: Lee Briggs
First Assistant Camera: Mark Santoni
Visual Effects Supervisor: Greg Steele
Compositing Supervisor: François Lambert
Assistant Editor: Michael Goldberg
CG Supervisor: Daniele Bigi
First Assistant Camera: Dennis Rogers
Lead Animator: Ferran Casas
Digital Imaging Technician: Rafel Montoya
Compositing Supervisor: John J. Galloway
Assistant Camera: Brent Egan
Fight Choreographer: Walter Garcia
Compositing Supervisor: Anton Yri
Visual Effects Coordinator: Timothy Trimmings
First Assistant Camera: John Rex Woodward
3D Sequence Supervisor: Mike Stillwell
CG Supervisor: Daniel Paulsson
Stereoscopic Supervisor: Prateek Kaushal
Camera Loader: Henry Nguyen
Camera Loader: Daniel Wurschl
Stereoscopic Supervisor: Rohan Tirkey
Digital Imaging Technician: Robert Howie
Compositing Supervisor: Gruff Owen
Visual Effects Editor: Ashton Hertz
Compositing Supervisor: David Jeffrey Phillips
Visual Effects Coordinator: Jeff Winkle
2D Supervisor: Giuliano Dionisio Vigano
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jon Capleton
Visual Effects Coordinator: Monifa Andrew
Stereoscopic Editor: Priyal Mahadik
Stereoscopic Editor: Smeet Vedant
Stereoscopic Editor: Vaibhav Marathe
Stereoscopic Supervisor: Barry O’Brien
Lead Animator: Peter Clayton
Visual Effects Editor: Abraham Thomas
Visual Effects Producer: Darcie Tang
CG Supervisor: Doug Sutton
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: James Hatridge
Digital Supervisor: Francisco De Jesus
Makeup Artist: Brian Waltsak
Makeup Artist: Lisa Patnoe
Animation Supervisor: Raphael A. Pimentel
Visual Effects Producer: Franzisca Puppe
Hairstylist: Jennifer Salvon
Digital Imaging Technician: Zach Hilton
Digital Imaging Technician: Jordan Livingston
Digital Imaging Technician: Michael Kim
Electrician: Larry Jay Ertley
Electrician: Evan Jones
Electrician: Cas Lincoln
Electrician: Steven Walker
Electrician: Jeremy Woods
First Assistant Camera: Christian Satrazemis
2D Sequence Supervisor: Stephen Newbold
Main Title Designer: Tnaya Witmer
CG Supervisor: Juan S. Gomez
CG Supervisor: Andy Zazzera
Lead Animator: John Filipkowski
Matte Painter: Matthew Friedlander
Modelling Supervisor: Lersak Bunupuradah
Sequence Supervisor: Chris J. Kenny
Sequence Supervisor: Brandon Nelson
Sequence Supervisor: Brian Delmonico
Stereoscopic Supervisor: Cyrus Jay Gladstone
VFX Editor: Caroline Rowlands
Visual Effects Coordinator: Rebekah Noulles-Smith
Visual Effects Coordinator: Chiranjeev Thakur
Visual Effects Coordinator: Kat Greene
Visual Effects Coordinator: Lisa Hallbauer
Visual Effects Editor: H.R. Barnett
Visual Effects Producer: Tarun Kripalani
Visual Effects Producer: Bojana Solomonova Vishemirski
Visual Effects Supervisor: Matthew Crnich
Assistant Editor: Alexander Johnson
Stereoscopic Editor: Emily Mason
Software Engineer: Lisa Curtis Saunders

Movie Reviews:

owen333: I loved it it was so much fun and very funny, another marvel masterpiece
Frank Ochieng: When one thinks of a typical super-hero actioner, they imagine the boisterous boundaries that are associated with such an explosive genre: eye-popping special effects, outlandish and grand-standing villains, world domination escapades, complex yet flashy super-heroes that seem unreal and unapologetic and a big scale of unbelievable escapism that is tellingly becoming of a comic book epic on the big screen for the hungry eyes of the giddy moviegoer. Remember, all these described elements are not a bad thing when it comes to larger than life comic book/superhero fantasies. In fact, we almost insist that our volt-minded vehicles have some kinetic kick to its pulsating, pithy adventures. After all, there is certainly nothing wrong with that approach to the cinematic sensationalism of summertime popcorn pleasers and the costumed heroes that take us on that daring, rollicking ride of magical mayhem.
However, director Peyton Reed’s ‘Ant-Man’ symbolizes a different texture and tone to the familiar action-packed world of Marvel Comics’ outrageous universe both on the printed pages and in the dark movie theaters. It does not necessarily use the overwrought or ultra-stimulating tactics to sell its percolating product as a super-charged heroic fable of mighty manipulators out to save the planet in the tradition of frantic favorites such as ‘The Avengers’ film franchise for instance. Instead, ‘Ant-Man’ relies on its small and intimate take of quirkiness, introspection, a gentle doomsday message of despair and a measurement of an awkward man that wears his bugged-out wardrobe with a sense of curiosity and conviction. In essence, ‘Ant-Man’ is a costumed caper that is high-spirited in its low-key excitement…something quite refreshing and revered in the wild and wacky world of Marvel Comics’ representation of the super-studs and sasses that invade our cinematic sensibilities in the hazy days of summer.

‘Ant-Man’ lead Paul Rudd, an affable actor that has shown various levels of competence in both comedies and dramas over the years, is the unlikely source to don an ant-oriented attire and let his charm and cheekiness take over as the tiny bugged-eyed avenger of right and might. Rudd plays Scott Lang, a former troubled lawbreaker and gifted engineer whose demons come back to haunt him when he gets involved in the burglary shenanigans with his bad news buddies (T.I. and Michael Pena). The reason for Lang’s lure back to crime: a cockeyed but convenient way to win over the affections of his estranged young daughter.

Interestingly, another great analytical mind of mechanics and science in stand-offish Hank Pym (Oscar-winner Michael Douglas) is spotlighted as he too struggles to relate to his daughter as well in the pretty Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly). Anyhow, Pym has a colorful backstory as it is revealed that he used to save the world from harm as the underrated crime-fighter Ant-Man. There was no glory or special recognition for Pym’s heroics as the buggy super-hero but his devotion to his crime-stopping craft was realized nevertheless.

As ANT-MAN Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang has plans to stop the criminnal foolishness besides raiding a giant-sized picnic basket in Peyton Reed’s modest costume caper.
As ANT-MAN Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang has plans to stop the criminal foolishness besides raiding a giant-sized picnic basket in Peyton Reed’s modest costume caper.
The conflicted father-daughter tandem of Pym and Hope eventually recruit the beleaguered Lang to climb into the exo-skeletal red-and-black suit and become the current Ant-Man to continue the mission of promoting goodness over evil. In this specific case, Lang’s Ant-Man is asked to foil the nefarious agenda of Pym’s former protege and associate Darren Cross (Corey Stoll) who threatens to expose the revolutionary shrinking technology to anyone sinister that offers him an insane and immediate price for such secretive scientific information that could jeopardize mankind in the long run. Of course, it goes without saying, that Cross has an ominous alter-ego in the vile Yellowjacket whose back-and-forth clashing with Lang’s Ant-Man leads to the calculating and corrosive chess game of one skillful insidious insect trying to outwit and outmaneuver a conscientious one.

Some may dismiss ‘Ant-Man’ as being too low-grade, cheesy and incidental in its confrontational canvas of saints versus sinners. Still, Reed’s handling of his Marvel-inspired ‘battle of the bugs’ is a winning formula in simplicity because it does not have to be rooted in a spectacular and showy landscape as the other successful bombastic blockbusters that come out of the frivolous factory of Hollywood. Essentially, ‘Ant-Man’ demonstrates the right kind of personality and prestige for its presentation as a scaled-down comic book actioner steeped in the personalized disillusionment of the characterizations and their assorted psyches. Sure, ‘Ant-Man’ will not let anyone forget its popular competitor in the much glorified and iconic standing of another insect-fighting Marvel mastermind in ‘Spider-Ma’n anytime soon. Yet Scott Lang’s Ant-Man is just as angst-ridden, impish, awkward and devoted as Peter Parker’s resilient web-headed wonder Spidey.

The drama unfolds so convincingly in ‘Ant-Man’ not so much because of the dire dilemma of comicbook goodness and badness but because of the examination of deteriorating relations between broken men and their families or more specifically between fathers and daughters. Both Rudd and Douglas are committed to their roles as the Ant-Men that saved the world with ease past and present but could not say the same thing about rescuing the domestic responsibilities that eluded them under their own roofs. As Lang tries to find an opening for forgiveness toward his little girl and remarried ex-wife (Judy Greer), his current adviser Pym struggles to put the pieces together with a disgruntled Hope that blames her father for the neglect of her well-being as well as the death of her beloved late mother known as the Wasp, a super-heroine that shined in her own shadow of accomplishment.

‘Ant-Man’ is a soulfully weird, witty sliced-down spectacle of a comicbook film that is rare in its skin to deliver the message of a connection not just to stamping out the cartoonish crime and chaos that is routinely found in the playful playground of Marvel’s movie machine of high-powered personalities armed with skillful brute and brilliance. It also has something called heart and hope as it tackles the alienation and isolation of fathers and their vulnerable daughters. It will take more than a gigantic can of Raid to destroy the indomitable presence of ‘Ant-Man’ and what his hedonistic heroics, both physical and psychological, bring to the prized picnic table.

Ant-Man (2015)

Walt Disney Studios

1 hr. 57 mins.

Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Crey Stall, Michael Pena, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale, Wood Harris and Abby Ryder Fortson

Directed by: Peyton Reed

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comic Book Fantasy, Super-heroes, Action and Adventure

Critic’s Rating: *** stars (out of 4 stars)
John Chard: The Pocket Rocket.
Given the production problems and its long gestation period, Ant-Man is arguably far better than it had right to be. Unsurprisingly with a Marvel Super Hero film, the critical reactions have been mixed, but given it’s not as gargantuan as most Marvel pics it proves to have a big entertaining heart. A pic cunningly viewing the Marvel Universe from a different angle, whilst also not over egging the pudding.

The effects work is impressive, the origin story narrative engrossing and with it carrying a lightness of touch, and there’s a very enjoyable cast enthusiastically buying into the comic book frivolity. Sure, some of it’s just plain daft, our hero’s powers are hardly blunderbuss stuff, while the family melodramas bubbling away feel tired, but come the glorious finale, pandering to the child in us all, it’s another Marvel winner readying itself for further adventures of Ant-Man. 7.5/10
Reno: > Size doesn’t matter if he’s a superhero who committed to save the world.
My confession is I never read ‘Ant-man’ comics and I never knew such kind of superhero even exist in Marvel till this movie was announced. (But I know Danish film ‘Antboy’.) So I’m glad they brought cinematic version of ‘Ant-man’ and I’m sure he’ll return to the next ‘Avengers’ as they promoted strongly in this film itself to know what would be the audience response. I don’t know others, but I definitely welcome the idea.

Another CGI magic, another Marvel’s wonder. As long as they pick the right cast and crew with a good story, the sci-fi like this continues to rule the cinema world. It was a great team work, that must be appreciated. As usual the top notch visuals as well the performances, even the sidekicks. But I was surprised to see when Paul Rudd was attached to this project. I believed it would be a comedy sci-fi packed with full of action, and I was wrong. It was a simple tale, a heist theme and of course it was fun to watch, but never was a comedy movie.

A wonderful beginning, especially for the first film in the series. You know strong foundation is the key to raise a building above. I know the sequels would only get better by progressing and it should be. Because in all the Marvel’s superhero flicks, this one was the most family and young kids friendly. That does not mean there were no violence, but from the title to the characters and presentation, all were so casual and can be understood by all.

It was so great to see a legend like Michael Douglas to be a part in the modern movie. Now I am eager to see Evangeline Lily as Wasp-girl in the follow-up. It would be like Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, but in a sci-fi version. The extras were very interesting, I enjoyed them as well. If you’re are yet to see the film, don’t expect anything like Disney’s ‘Honey’ trilogy, after all, if you enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) then you would do same for it which is the twelfth to follow.

7.5/10
mattwilde123: I like Paul Rudd and was hoping this would be as funny as ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy’ but it wasn’t. It looked good and the direction was solid but I think it suffered from the constant screenplay rewrites that the film underwent by changing the screenwriters (Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish).
I also felt it was a bit too long-winded and it was unbalanced. However, the main good feature in this film was the special effects.

★★★
Per Gunnar Jonsson: I have to say that I did not have great hopes for this movie. However, I found it surprisingly enjoyable. As can be expected from a Marvel super hero movie it is not the most intelligent plot around but instead rather heavy on special effects.
Having said that the plot is not bad given the context. I have never read any of the Ant-Man comics so I had no idea what to expect. The little expectation I had was of some guy turning into some ant like creature smashing things left right and center. So it was somewhat of a surprise to me when I found out that the guy was actually shrinking himself to ant size. Actually I went a bit “what the f…” when I first realized this and felt that this was going to be boring.

However, in the end, I felt it worked out quite well. If it would have just been about some guy shrinking himself then it would indeed have been somewhat boring but the added coolness of this guy being able to command armies of bad-ass ants really helped stave of the boredom.

As I wrote above it is a Marvel super hero movie so it is heavy on special effects and, personally, I felt they where quite okay. There is of course quite a bit of action in the movie as well as a bit of humour. I quite liked the parts where the Ant-Man and his nemesis slugged it out in a children’s room and a giant size Thomas the Tank Engine was thrown through the roof and into the garden. Maybe I liked it because Thomas the Tank Engine is a TV show that my kids liked to watch when they were smaller. There where of course a few of the usual Hollywood silly, brain-dead stunts like the tank scene. It could have been so cool but it was really ruined by the total lack of intelligence in the stunt following the cool revelation.

I really liked Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym as well as Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne. I was not too impressed by Paul Rudd but on the while I guess he was not too bad. It is a bit of a shame though that when Hollywood feels they need to throw in a bit of family drama they always have to throw in a divorce. It is rather depressing for us that have lived through such a tragedy after all.

Bottom line, this was a surprisingly enjoyable movie. Far better than quite a few of the super hero movies that Marvel/Hollywood have produced like for instance the abysmal Spiderman movies although that is of course a personal opinion.
Gimly: Less spectacle than most MCU films have been serving up, particularly in phase two, but the story and characterisation is actually a little stronger than the past couple of tales Marvel has served up.
Villain Darren Cross, AKA “Yellowjacket” (originally a hero in the comics) lacks the onscreen presence of top tier Marvel-evil Loki, but is certainly one of the stronger offerings the MCU has given us. His twisted relationship with his former mentor gives another level to this Marvel film not seen since _Winter Soldier_.

Not so much a super hero film as a super heist film, _Ant-Man_ was a welcome refreshment to the comic book movie party, and though I always like to give myself some time to find exactly where MCU films fit in my overall experience, at the moment I would say _Ant-Man_ sits somewhere comfortably in the middle, maybe even a bit below, but is still well worth a watch, even for those who aren’t deeply involved with the film series as a whole.

_Final rating:★★★ – I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
Wuchak: ***Ant-Man?***
Released in 2015, “Ant-Man” stars Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, a cat burglar who is offered redemption and the opportunity to be a hero. Michael Douglas plays his mentor, Hank Pym, and Evangeline Lilly Pym’s daughter; meanwhile Corey Stoll co-stars as the heavy.

In my vast arsenal of old comics I have only one issue where Ant-Man is the main star: Marvel Feature #10, which featured Hank Pym as the hero, not to mention his wife, the Wasp, AKA Janet van Dyne. The character’s run in that comic ceased with that very issue. By the 80s Scott Lang, a good-intentioned thief, became Ant-Man after stealing Pym’s Ant-Man suit to save his daughter. With the encouragement of Pym, Lang became Ant-Man full-time.

The movie is based on these events and I was surprised at how entertaining it is considering how relatively minor the hero is. The movie even makes a joke about this when Ant-Man comes face-to-face with the Falcon (Anthony Mackie). Speaking of which, it’s great to see the Falcon in action. It’s also great to see Yellowjacket who, in the comics, was Hank Pym after Lang took over as Ant-Man. In the movie Yellowjacket is the villain (Stoll), which is okay since Pym’s Yellowjacket in the comics sort of became a villain when he had a mental breakdown and was eventually divorced by Janet, the Wasp. The filmmakers incidentally did an excellent job with the Yellowjacket suit.

“Ant-Man” was a surprise hit at the box office and understandably so. It’s a quality superhero flick done with style and brimming with confidence. It’s nothing more than this, but that’s all it needs to be. It’s nice to see Michael Douglas who was, believe-it-or-not, 70 years-old during shooting. He shines in the movie as Pym and could easily pass for ten years younger. I also really liked the Quantum Realm sequence when Lang is reduced to microscopic size.

The film runs 117 minutes and was shot in Georgia and San Francisco, CA. ADDITIONAL CAST: Judy Greer, Bobby Cannavale and Michael Peña.

GRADE: B+/A-
tmdb44006625: Ant-Man is a much needed breath of fresh air from all the city-breaking, galaxy saving epicness of the past five Marvel movies. It’s a nice, light, fun heist movie with some pretty cool effects and a great cast of characters.
Michael Pena, T.I. and David Dastmalchian make this movie so much more enjoyable. Not that Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, and Corey Still aren’t great, but those three as a sidekick trio crack me up.

Edgar Wright’s stamp is all over this movie and it’s a shame his directorial touch is missing, because he would have known what to remove to make it even better.

But all in all, Ant-Man is great entertainment with a feel good story about a man trying to be the hero his kid thinks he is.
r96sk: Much better than anticipated, I actually thoroughly enjoyed ‘Ant-Man’. The concept is silly, but I felt it made it work very well.
It starts off as more Paul Rudd-esque than Marvel-esque, especially with the comedy. I wasn’t expecting much from it at that point, not that it was necessarily bad or anything but it wasn’t what I’d expect from an MCU film. However, positively, it turns into something that fits in this universe.

I enjoyed the action, score and humour. The cast do good things, with Paul Rudd filling the titular role nicely. I also really enjoyed Michael Douglas. Evangeline Lilly and Michael Peña are pluses, too. Corey Stoll, meanwhile, is a little meh I will say – entirely passable, but nothing memorable.

This is a pleasant watch, one I’d recommend.

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