Certificate: 12A
Running time: 124 minutes
Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Kathryn Newton, Jonathan Majors
Directed by: Peyton Reed
The story: Scott Lang and his newfound family find themselves flung into the quantum realm, where they must face a powerful new villain.
The verdict: There are two undeniable truths about the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (hereafter shortened to Quantumania). The first is that this is not a film that stands out as one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s finest’s. Quantumania is a filler film, designed as an interim to provide a little bit more backstory and a stopgap before the next really big battles kick off.
The next undeniable truth is that, in spite of the above, Quantumania is an entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable watch. Sure it’s unlikely to be a treasured MCU favourite for anyone and truthfully it probably won’t even prove particularly memorable come year’s end. However, that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have its positives.
First of all, Quantumania is funny. There’s lots of jokes and laugh out loud moments. The cast of characters is also really likeable. Essentially the Langs and the Van Dynes/Pym have come together as a kind of dysfunctional but loving family, and the dynamic between them all is great to watch.
Unsurprisingly, as with most MCU instalments, Quantumania is CGI heavy. However, I really enjoyed the visuals of the Quantum realm and the shift towards a much more sci-fi feel. At times I felt like I was watching the type of characters, creatures and ships that would be seen in something more like Star Wars. As a massive Star Wars fan, I loved that.
Above all that, I just found Quantumania such an easygoing and stress free watch. Whilst there are MCU films that I would rate far, far higher than this one, strangely I can see Quantumania as an MCU instalment that I return to multiple times. It’s a couple of hours of good, easy fun - no more, no less.
The rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and a half
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