Why didn't Scott Lang and his incredible resizable crew appear in Infinity War? The answer lies within this, the sequel to 2015's surprisingly charming Ant-Man, and it's... not very convincing? While the universe was literally at risk, his pals on the Avengers struggling against impossible odds, Lang and the Pym family were engaging in a small variety of relatively inconsequential side quests. There's a push to rescue Hank's wife Janet, presumed dead for decades, and an under-explained foil who keeps getting in the way at inopportune moments, but neither of those feel like headline plot points, let alone something that would supersede the call to lend a hand against Thanos.
The film also struggles to match its predecessor's easygoing sense of humor and impressive eye for scale or wonder. We get some inspired re-sizes, like the shrinking suitcase building with wheels and a handle, or the Pym family’s carrying case of Hot Wheel-sized vehicles, but those are easy wins which don’t take my breath away like the bathtub / dance floor scene did in the first film. Inessential at best, it'll fill the need if you're just dying for more giant ants and don't particularly care about what they're doing or where they're headed. I don't feel like I wasted my time, but I also don't think I'll ever need to watch it again.
Review by drqshadowBlockedParent2020-01-29T20:28:49Z
Why didn't Scott Lang and his incredible resizable crew appear in Infinity War? The answer lies within this, the sequel to 2015's surprisingly charming Ant-Man, and it's... not very convincing? While the universe was literally at risk, his pals on the Avengers struggling against impossible odds, Lang and the Pym family were engaging in a small variety of relatively inconsequential side quests. There's a push to rescue Hank's wife Janet, presumed dead for decades, and an under-explained foil who keeps getting in the way at inopportune moments, but neither of those feel like headline plot points, let alone something that would supersede the call to lend a hand against Thanos.
The film also struggles to match its predecessor's easygoing sense of humor and impressive eye for scale or wonder. We get some inspired re-sizes, like the shrinking suitcase building with wheels and a handle, or the Pym family’s carrying case of Hot Wheel-sized vehicles, but those are easy wins which don’t take my breath away like the bathtub / dance floor scene did in the first film. Inessential at best, it'll fill the need if you're just dying for more giant ants and don't particularly care about what they're doing or where they're headed. I don't feel like I wasted my time, but I also don't think I'll ever need to watch it again.