Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Marvel’s newest superhero movie is now playing in theaters!

RATING: PG-13

LENGTH: 2 hours 5 minutes

IN A NUTSHELL:

Are you getting tired of superhero movies yet? Can Ant-Man save the day? (Well, he did in his last movie.)

This new addition to the Ant-Man story is Marvel’s 31st movie! The president of Marvel Studios announced that this movie will be a “direct line” into Phase 5, leading into Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2025.

Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with Hope’s parents and Scott’s daughter, are accidentally sent to the Quantum Realm. They find themselves interacting with all kinds of strange, new creatures that threaten their lives and understanding.

The movie was directed by Peyton Reed. Jack Kirby wrote the story with Jeff Loveness working on the screenplay.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

People and characters in danger
Talk of infidelity and their “needs”
Some profanity and crude language

THEMES:

The quantum world
Family
Doing something meaningful with your life
Father/daughter dynamics
Time
The multiverse
There’s always room to grow

THINGS I LIKED:

The cast includes our faves from the last two movies, as well as a few new faces: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Bill Murray, Kathryn Newton, William Jackson Harper, David Dastmalchian, and the wonderful Jonathan Majors.
Keep watching during the closing credits for another scene that leads perfectly into Season 2 of Loki.
It kind of feels like this movie was developed at the same time Disney was working on Strange World.
There are so many creative, new characters, some good and some bad.
The world-building is inventive and interesting.
It cracked me up when Dr. Hank Pym used his handy-dandy enlarger to get a large pizza when he only paid for a small one. ha ha
If you can never get enough of the Star Wars cantina scenes, you’ll get a kick out of what’s offered here.
Fun fact #1: The movie was filmed in Georgia (USA), London (England), and Turkey.
Lots of action sequences.
Kang the Conquerer is a fascinating character that we’ll get to learn more about in future MCU films. Jonathan Majors does an excellent job introducing us to this powerful foe.
Audiences are loving the exploration of the multiverse that Marvel is taking us into.
There are some amusing running gags that kept me entertained.
I used to love Baskin Robbins when I was a little girl. ha ha The reference and Scott-employee cameo were cute.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

As much as I like Evangeline Lilly (and I do!), I didn’t like her with short hair.
.Kathryn Newton replaced the younger Cassie Lang. She does a fine job but her self-righteous teenage attitude is annoying.
Some viewers are complaining that the plot is too thin and just feels like a set-up for future Marvel films.

FUNNY LINES:

* “I wouldn’t fight Captain America. I’m not insane.” – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd)
“It’s never too late to stop being a d_ck.” – Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton)
“It’s probably fine.” – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd)

INTERESTING LINES:

“Just because it’s not happening to you, doesn’t mean it’s not happening.” – Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton)
“Time isn’t what you think.” – Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors)