Ant Man and The Wasp Quantumania review

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania review: Jonathan Majors' villain Kang saves the film and Paul Rudd is watchable as ever. Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-7a36a4d5-eee0-4a0b-88b7-b298418e4aa8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a635067-f786-4e02-89be-af6fa8c9dd74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1eb24e6-f7ef-470d-b190-f01b06c0a03d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The story takes place in the Quantum Realm, where the team discovers that it's being ruled by Kang The Conqueror Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-f7a05f18-5da8-4e26-97e2-4b9be82a8486 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-160f123d-53dc-4d23-b55a-8514e33b16e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c2ace9e7-94d1-4003-97d6-ad5604930ea0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The movie takes place in the Quantum Realm, which is being ruled by Kang The Conqueror. Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-61ad3188-b668-4051-9c07-33ba8791c541 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f98a062d-dd34-427b-ba98-9f8f49486a7d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-afbf78a1-57d6-4a86-b549-e5186087bd1b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Ant-Man team is split into two, with Scott and Cassie off meeting the resistance Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-ae5f0145-d13a-406b-8880-bc17eb7f9fb2 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa14a2d5-b6b7-4d77-851e-f4aae0c62c91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24bf0961-92cb-42d4-93ca-150dbe39c34f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] ank, Hope, and Janet are off meeting Janet's old accomplices and learning about her mysterious past. Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-71f230fa-38ed-489a-8553-ddb007273a58 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c2e7a95-7e27-43b4-9f1a-96f7ce9a6aa7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-53a1c731-f1cd-46a9-afde-f977f63d8ced","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The movie is packed with lots of plot, including world-building and a Star-Wars-style resistance-dictatorship story. Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-1aba1c8f-b34e-4149-adc4-488defe85ff8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a7bbd2f-328d-4d14-a65d-403dd3f4806b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-79303df5-352b-4e3f-bbed-b532f969cb20","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The first half of the movie is frustrating due to weak dialogue and a visual aesthetic that lacks creativity. Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-a2948c03-d786-44a4-bbd6-cbba9df07f3d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95bafc13-081e-4f87-a033-67fc281373c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1c1f9a5-d79f-446e-ae7a-a985c4ac81fc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The story is saved by Kang The Conqueror, who delivers a commanding and movie-carrying performance. Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-9129b6e1-5406-41cc-9268-62f9118b4b77 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d643b6b0-22cc-45d1-b230-d191a861d100","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ef852d4-554a-4a7f-8c2a-2e5b38fac2bf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 217.25765%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Paul Rudd plays the role of Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, who has given up his superhero life for small-time celebrity. Image source : Marvel

[{"selector":"#anim-732135dc-be34-4841-86c4-56aa934bd184 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5206b10e-39a4-427f-be17-cbc886f7eff8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9826d1df-29a0-4c3c-9b21-5ade28329d0b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 167.39528%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Hope, Scott's girlfriend, has taken over her father's company and is using the Pym Particle to save the world with science. Image source : Marvel