‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Featurette Highlights Action And Special Effects
Ant-Man and the Waspis one of Marvel’s lightest, most laid-back movies in recent memory. And that’s not a bad thing. The film is low on stakes and big on funny set pieces and action scenes. A newAnt-Man and the Waspfeaturette highlights some of the film’s special effects and action beats, giving you a taste of what to expect from the latest MCU entry.
Ant-Man and the Wasp Featurette
If you’re going intoAnt-Man and the Waspexpecting a continuation of what happened inAvengers: Infinity War, you should probably check those expectations at the door. The newAnt-Manfilm is far removed from the events ofInfinity War. Instead, it’s a light-hearted, amusing, and mostly inconsequential action-comedy.
This featurette is a good example of what you can hope to see whenAnt-Man and the Wasparrives at the end of this week. The focus here is on both the humorous special effects –Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang keeps shrinking and growing to comical sizes – and the fight sequences. StarEvangeline Lillysays that “things don’t stop moving” in the film, and that’s spot-on.Ant-Man and the Waspis very fast-paced, moving at a steady clip towards its conclusion. However, Lillyalsosays that “the stakes couldn’t be higher,” and that’sreallynot true here. But I suppose you have to say that about your big comic book movie, or else people might not be interested.
In his /Film review ofAnt-Man and the Wasp, Josh Spiegel hit the nail on the head when hewrote:
The stakes inAnt-Man and the Waspare exceedingly low, a welcome contrast toInfinity Waras well as many other MCU movies. What’s more, the tone is even looser than that of the original film; to wit, at one point, Scott and Hope desperately try to…procure a chintzy trophy from his daughter’s backpack at elementary school. That’s the level at which most of the film operates: the characters' lives are in peril, but in cheerfully ridiculous fashion. With Peyton Reed returning as director,Ant-Man and the Waspis consistently light and moderately funnier. The script — credited to five writers, including Rudd — thankfully introduces a lot of new humor, while judiciously bringing back the uproarious running gag in which Scott’s ex-con pal Luis (Michael Pena) recounts past stories in a meandering but fast-paced fashion.
Ant-Man and the Wasp, starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly,Michael Peña,Walton Goggins,Bobby Cannavale,Judy Greer,Hannah John-Kamen,Michelle Pfeiffer,Laurence FishburneandMichael Douglas, opensJuly 6, 2018.
