MANILA, Philippines — Marvel’s tiniest hero returns to the big screen on a hilarious note after three long years.
The wait was well worth it as Ant-Man’s return came with the reintroduction of Scott Lang’s (Also Ant-man, Paul Rudd) love interest, Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lily), now his suited ally, The Wasp.
Ant-Man (2015) director Peyton Reed once again helms the sequel, which is considered as Marvel’s first super-heroine film. It is set in the aftermath of “Captain America: Civil War” making it a follow-up to two movies.
In "Ant-Man and The Wasp," the good-hearted ex-convict Scott was under house arrest following his exploits with the Avengers. He finds himself in conflict when he decided to once again don the Ant-Man suit while he’s on the verge of getting his life back on track and continuously become a good father to Cassie (Abby Ryder Fortson).
This struggle came after Scott suddenly reached out to fugitive Hope and her father, Dr. Hank Pym who asked our hero to take on an urgent mission to save the family’s matriarch, Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer). Janet is the original wasp to Hank and is believed to be stuck in the Quantum Realm.
Aside from the mission to have a family reunion, the size-shifting heroes also face other villains–the elusive Ava/Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) who wants to derail the operation due to personal reasons and Sonny Burch (Walton Goggins), who covets Hank’s newest piece of technology for billion profits.
The mission is also marred by the FBI’s interference but will Ant-Man and the Wasp succeed with their own special skill set?
As the film goes microscopic, it goes large with comedy.
There are several comedic moments featuring Scott as well as the X-Con Security crew led by Luis (Michael Peña), showing their good character connection.
As Scott and Hope’s sidekick, Luis and the crew including Kurt (David Dastmalchian) and Dave (Tip “T.I” Harris) managed to bring in themselves and elevated the laugh quotient.
While there are comedic moments, there are also poignant scenes featuring Scott and his daughter Cassie and Hope. Cassie's charm softens the action-filled film.
The film generally excites with the pile of conflicts and intriguing new characters, making it engaging from beginning to the end and even beyond credits. This is best-viewed in IMAX 3D experience.
Marvel Studio’s “Ant-man and The Wasp” opened in Philippine cinemas on July 4, Wednesday. — Rosette Adel
source: philstar.com
