91. Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania; movie review

 

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA

Cert 12A

124 mins

BBFC advice: Contains moderate fantasy violence, rude humour

The connoisseurs were glued to their seats - prepared to sit through ten boring minutes of credits for a slither of a clue as to the next chapter in the Marvel-verse.

I am full of admiration for how they remember the detail of what has happened, so they can indulge in after-movie conversations about the relevance of individual scenes.

We did not hang around so long because even if there were a big reveal, I wouldn't know what it meant nor would I be able to remember it for the next movie even if I did.

As far as we saw it, the special effects of Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania are incredibly impressive, we laughed out loud four times and we like Paul Rudd.

But we probably won't recall its detail beyond next week. Why? Because to non-Marvel nerds like us, these movies have long begun to merge.

Anyway, as far as we could make out, Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man is whisked off to the quantum realm with his daughter (Kathryn Newton), girlfriend, aka The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) the original Wasp (Michelle Pfeiffer) and the original Ant-man (Michael Douglas).

This quantum realm, we are told, is a sort of parallel world which exists outside of space and time.

Anyway, Pfeiffer's character is non-too-pleased to be sucked back into a place where she was marooned for 30 years because she hasn't told her nearest and dearest that she had a rather chequered history there.

And then there is the megalomaniac bad guy, Kang The Conqueror, played with customary villainy by Jonathan Majors.

In between some wild creatures, some startling visions and Bill Murray playing an eccentric villain, Ant-man and his crew have to stop the all-powerful Kang from killing trillions of people.

On the plus side, Paul Rudd is engaging (how come he hasn't aged since Friends?) and Michael Douglas reminds us of Romancing The Stone.

There are also some cute and funny aliens as well as scary ones.

But please don't ask me about the plot nuances of Peyton Reed's film.

Reasons to watch: Looks great

Reasons to avoid: The need for background knowledge

Laughs: Four

Jumps: None

Vomit: Yes

Nudity: None

Overall rating: 7/10

Did you know? Apparently, The Quantum Realm is a subatomic dimension that is inspired by a realm from the comics called the Microverse. While the concept of the Microverse debuted in Marvel Comics, due to a sticky situation, it debuted in licensed comic called Micronauts, which is not owned by Marvel - so they can't use the name 'Microverse.'

The final word. Peyton Reed: "For me, it was really exciting, because the other two films take place in San Francisco, and this one, we were creating this incredibly complex subatomic world, and all the environments and ecosystems and creatures and beings that inhabit that world." EW.com

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