Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Review
Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope’s parents and Scott’s daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way to escape, but what secrets is Hope’s mother hiding? And who is the mysterious Kang?
Why did I come to this movie again?
I waited to watch this one until it was streaming. I really liked the first Ant-Man, but wasn’t super impressed with the second movie. Still, I was ready for a few laughs and some good action.
4 of 5
Characters
I felt like this movie was a little bit bloated in both plot and characters. We had five “main” characters including Scott, Hope, Cassie, Hank, and Janet. Then you throw in Kang and M.O.D.O.K. and then Bill Murray for…fun? There was a lot going on.
Hope’s mom, Janet, carried the “I don’t have time to tell you this horrible thing that happened to me” for waaaaaaaay to long in the film. It got to the point of being frustrating about ten minutes in and it continued until at least halfway through the movie.
The other good guys were fine.
Kang, the bad guy, was pretty scary. I guess. He was mostly interesting because I’d watched the Loki TV show and I knew a little bit about who he was.
What the writers tried to do with M.O.D.O.K. was nice (I guess) but it distracted from the plot. They also used him a cheap comic relief, which didn’t work in my opinion.
3 of 5
Did I care what happened?
While I wasn’t riveted to the screen, I did care what happened. We watched to the end, barely made fun of the show while it was on, and I was invested in how the good guys were going to beat Kang.
4 of 5
Plot Holes
This is a superhero film, of course there are plot holes.
I didn’t love how they started the film. The writers needed a reason for everyone to get sucked into the quantum realm, so they had characters being stupid and unsafe in order to make it happen. You know, so there could be guilt later.
Also, why would Kang let Janet touch his ship if he knew she’d be able to see into his twisted mind? Who were all the humanoids that worked for Kang? Where did they come from?
I hope they have good explanation for Kang being defeated here. He’s supposed to be able to destroy universes and timelines and a handful of rebels and humans take him out? I have a lot of questions.
3 of 5
How many times did I yawn?
The pacing of this film was good enough that I didn’t get bored, although I did look at my phone a few times.
4 of 5
Cool Factor
Everything looked great.
Part of the cool factor for this film was supposed to be the Quantum Realm itself. Maybe I watched this and Guardians 3 too close together, but I felt like the Quantum Realm was just like outer space. They could have plopped Quill and the gang into this movie and it would have worked.
4 of 5
The End
The end worked. The good guys won.
4 of 5
Overall Enjoyment
I’d give this one a shrug and an okay. I didn’t love it, but I also didn’t hate it. I had low expectations because I’d heard it was a hot mess, so I was pleasantly surprised when it was fine.
4 of 5
Total: 30
