Ant-Man and The Wasp

"As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past." - IMDb

Title: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP

Year: 2018 Directed By: Peyton Reed Written By: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes Genre: Superhero, Action, Comedy Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas Language: English Score: 6.5/10

After Infinity War, everyone is guessing what Ant-Man and the Wasp will be about. The question of where they were during Infinity War is also still lingering. Basically everyone is watching this because this is an MCU movie and it's released after Infinity War. The curiosity leads people to be interested. So does it answer our question? What is this movie like? Let's break it down. 

WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT?

1. THE ACTION SEQUENCES

The action is definitely upgraded. In the first movie, we basically see Scott shrink and fight during his ant-size. Now, they shrink and then go back to normal size almost immediately. So it's still punching but they can make more moves by shrinking for a while, and then go big again. It makes the actions sequence so much cooler and more interesting. Not a lot of movie is able to use that "cheat" to make the action scenes look more badass. 

2. THE COMEDY

I have to say, the comedy isn't amazing, but it's always there in the air. The atmosphere isn't as serious as Infinity War, but not as goofy as Deadpool. Some jokes are really good, and you can still tolerate the non-laughable ones because it rhymes with the color of the movie. 

3. THE WASP = BADASS

Ant-Man finally gets a partner and she's truly awesome. MCU has included quite a lot of females badass characters and this one is another one. She's not that damsel in distress, just a super badass woman with a cool suit that helps her to shrink and also fly. 

WHAT'S NOT GOOD ABOUT IT?

1. THE VILLAIN

I not a comic reader so I don't know if the villain is from the comic book or not. Judging from the costume and the name, I'm quite positive it's from the comic book. But I still don't know if she's pictured that way to in the book because for me, she's a little lame. Not the toughest villain you've ever seen, for sure. The acting helps to make her look intimidating but her actual character just... doesn't help that much. 

WHAT'S SO-SO ABOUT IT?

1. THE WHOLE STORY

Well, it's definitely not a bad or boring movie, but it's just super OK. The story's just a 5 out of 10, no less, no more. It's entertaining enough to keep you watching. No dragging, no unnecessary subplots, no boredom felt at all. But it's not wow enough to have you super excited. The whole plot seems a little unnecessary after you watch Infinity War, but hey, as long as it doesn't make you yawn, it's not too bad. 

2. THE ENDING

I really don't know if it's good or bad, just somewhere between them. I suppose it kind of gives you answer to where he really is in Infinity War, but it still leaves you unsatisfied. For me, it sparks some more questions in my head instead of just answering the previous ones. So I suppose, it's great but not enough. 

PLOT HOLES

SPOILER ALERT!

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So, about the ending: it was shown that Hope, Hank, and Janet disappeared because of Thanos and Scott is stuck in the quantum realm. I realize this means the movie happens before and during Infinity War. But then why is not shown at all of what happened in New York. I mean, a giant donut-shaped spaceship was seen by so many people there. It's got to reached the news, right? I know Scott and everyone else in the movie here is really busy, but I guess a little connection will make it slightly clearer? or just interesting?

Well I guess, it's just to make the ending more surprising since nobody knows where it belongs in the timeline. 

END OF SPOILER

Overall,it's a very enjoyable movie but not good enough to be remembered. If you watch it, you get an OK entertainment for almost 2 hours. If you miss it, you don't lose either.