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Rating: 4.1/5
Review: "Ant-Man 3D movie review"

"Ant-Man may be small but big on entertainment."

When Edgar Wright was announced to direct the new solo movie from Marvel, I was excited to see what he could do with a superhero genre. However, to my dismay, he left the project soon and was replaced by Peyton Reed (who has directed a few comedies). I did not want to judge the new director and when trailers were released, it seems like it was right on track. True enough, the final product is a decent entertaining Marvel movie.

The story: Cat burglar, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is released from prison. Wanting to turn over a new leaf, he is unwillingly drawn into a new heist plan when Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) chooses him to steal a suit that could cause troubles. The whole 117 minutes is entertaining, it does not get boring. Understandably, the first solo movie may lack the big action scenes but it is not excusable not to have a fairly decent villain. The fatal flaw in this movie is the criminally underused villain, Cross. He does not have the menacing threat nor the emotions, he is just a cliche villain who will not stop until his goals are achieved. On the other hand, the hero, Scott Lang has proven that he is capable of action. Most of the action happens in the last third, there is an extended and thrilling climax that proceeds from the infiltration of the tight security of Pym Technologies building to the final battle between Ant-Man and Yellowjacket. Acting is decent enough. Music is alright but sounds similar to the other Marvel movies.

3D: It is surprisingly effective especially when Ant-Man shrinks down. The Macro-photography and CGI look great with the added depth. It does not fare too bad for the other scenes. There is a noticeable depth between characters and background. I have not seen the recent Marvel's 3D movies but it is definitely an improvement from The Avengers, one of the first few Marvel's 3D movies. It is worth to catch this in 3D.

Overall: Ant-Man is definitely an interesting Marvel movie. It plays out as a heist movie in a superhero genre. General audience may be disappointed with the lack of big bang action but it still delivers the old-school thrills (heist scenes). Ant-Man may be small but it is a mighty strong entertainment.

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