Pros: - Jonathan Majors killed it, even when given a poorly written character
Some extremely impressive visual effects
Intro and outro felt like the original movie. I wish the rest of the movie was like that
Character designs were pretty great. MODOK would've looked much better with his head covered, but still a good MCU design. Alien designs were fantastic
Cons: - Modok and Darren were both butchered. I don't hate the design as much as others seem to, but his personality is just wrong. Not just for MODOK as a comic character, but Darren as an established MCU character
Kang was extraordinarily inconsistent and not the threat the marketing made him out to be. He can completely obliterate a background character with the point of a finger, but if that same blast hits a main character, they just get thrown back a bit.
Pacing was awful, and there were no meaningful connections built at ALL. Other than Scott, any character could've died, and it would've meant nothing. In fact, the entire movie was inconsequential. Council of Kangs are doing what they would've done anyway
Most jokes fell flat. The "don't be a dick" thing was painful. A shame considering how well-written and witty the original Ant-Man is
Review by Thomas 'Volks' CunliffeBlockedParentSpoilers2023-02-17T20:37:22Z
I don't hate it, but it was disappointing
Pros:
- Jonathan Majors killed it, even when given a poorly written character
Some extremely impressive visual effects
Intro and outro felt like the original movie. I wish the rest of the movie was like that
Character designs were pretty great. MODOK would've looked much better with his head covered, but still a good MCU design. Alien designs were fantastic
Cons:
- Modok and Darren were both butchered. I don't hate the design as much as others seem to, but his personality is just wrong. Not just for MODOK as a comic character, but Darren as an established MCU character
Kang was extraordinarily inconsistent and not the threat the marketing made him out to be. He can completely obliterate a background character with the point of a finger, but if that same blast hits a main character, they just get thrown back a bit.
Pacing was awful, and there were no meaningful connections built at ALL. Other than Scott, any character could've died, and it would've meant nothing. In fact, the entire movie was inconsequential. Council of Kangs are doing what they would've done anyway
Most jokes fell flat. The "don't be a dick" thing was painful. A shame considering how well-written and witty the original Ant-Man is
Bill Murray is only there for marketing purposes