We go to Ant-Man movies for a light-hearted fun and somewhat grounded capers, where Sci-Fi is a character rather than a crutch. Quantumania seems like an event movie like Avengers, despite never setting up the high stakes in like 1st Avengers, or Infinity War/Endgame.
Despite the title (Ant-Man & the Wasp: ....), it's more a Cassie Lang movie than Ant-Man/Wasp movie. This would not be a problem if they had the charming actress (Abby Fortson) from the first 2 Ant-Man movies or the expressive young lady (Emma Fuhrmann) from Avengers reprising their role. But no, here we have Kathryn Newton, who gives a wooden performance in what feels like a completely new character rather than a continuation. This still would not be bad, if they gave equal weightage to other characters but that's not the case. Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) tries to do his best but is forced to be almost a 2nd fiddle to Cassie Lang. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) is reduced to lame comic relief. The entirety of the movie happens because Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) does not disclose some information in the prologue. This makes no sense as revealing it would not have changed her relationships to her family at all. She carries basically one expression in the film and has been turned into a generic character to cover the lack of creativity from writers. The worst fate befalls Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), who is given practically nothing to do, especially as Hope, and that's extremely disappointing. Kang is an interesting character who keeps us wanting to know more about him both through the character arc and the performance of Jonathan Majors. Jentorra (Katy M O'Brian) catches your eye but is not given anything to do. ALL other characters, including Bill Murray, are completely forgettable.
Quantamania itself means nothing here. The story might as well have taken place on another planet or continent. We go in expecting a comic book movie, but there is no reality bending magic or Sci-Fi revelation or visualization about the quantum realm (or multiverses etc.), which was much better expressed in Dr Strange Movies or Loki.
Overall, you could watch it if you have a Disney+ (or Hotstar) subscription and a couple of hours to spare, but don't spare extra for movie tickets, popcorn & travel etc. This is one of the weakest Marvel movies till date.
Despite the title (Ant-Man & the Wasp: ....), it's more a Cassie Lang movie than Ant-Man/Wasp movie. This would not be a problem if they had the charming actress (Abby Fortson) from the first 2 Ant-Man movies or the expressive young lady (Emma Fuhrmann) from Avengers reprising their role. But no, here we have Kathryn Newton, who gives a wooden performance in what feels like a completely new character rather than a continuation. This still would not be bad, if they gave equal weightage to other characters but that's not the case. Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) tries to do his best but is forced to be almost a 2nd fiddle to Cassie Lang. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) is reduced to lame comic relief. The entirety of the movie happens because Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) does not disclose some information in the prologue. This makes no sense as revealing it would not have changed her relationships to her family at all. She carries basically one expression in the film and has been turned into a generic character to cover the lack of creativity from writers. The worst fate befalls Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), who is given practically nothing to do, especially as Hope, and that's extremely disappointing. Kang is an interesting character who keeps us wanting to know more about him both through the character arc and the performance of Jonathan Majors. Jentorra (Katy M O'Brian) catches your eye but is not given anything to do. ALL other characters, including Bill Murray, are completely forgettable.
Quantamania itself means nothing here. The story might as well have taken place on another planet or continent. We go in expecting a comic book movie, but there is no reality bending magic or Sci-Fi revelation or visualization about the quantum realm (or multiverses etc.), which was much better expressed in Dr Strange Movies or Loki.
Overall, you could watch it if you have a Disney+ (or Hotstar) subscription and a couple of hours to spare, but don't spare extra for movie tickets, popcorn & travel etc. This is one of the weakest Marvel movies till date.
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