The twentieth film in the Marvel film series in Ant-Man and the Wasp, a semi-sequel to the first Ant-Man film from 2015, but also set in the larger ongoing Marvel universe, the first major part of which is wrapping up next year. Again starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, and Michael Douglas, it continues the light hearted feel of the first film, but ratchets up the tense action.
Scott Lang has been on house arrest for a couple years due to the events in the last Captain America film. He’s been laying low and is looking forward to being freed to spend more time with his daughter. Hank Pym and Hope van Dyne bring him back to his super hero days though, in an attempt to finally rescue their missing wife and mother. If it was just that, it would be a quick 20 minute movie, but other thrilling subplots keep it going. A black market dealer sends thugs out, trying to get his hands on Pym’s technology. And a mysterious new villain, Ghost, attacks too, a bad guy who phases in and out of space, making them a hard target to hit.
The film has a ton of laughs, but the humor adds to the film and doesn’t take anything away. It remains a thrilling action super hero flick, and a really good one at that. And as always, stick around through the end credits for the big lead-up to the next movie! With all this buildup, the final Avengers film next summer hopefully satisfies.
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