Ant-Man

Marvel saves the world for the thirty-sixth time, in the same story template, just by slightly different means and with more jokes. And that’s what they want to keep serving us for the next years. There’s nothing wrong with this movie, it just has nothing new to offer me. But the acting’s pleasant and the technical aspect perfect in the traditional Marvel fashion. The de-aged Michael Douglas is even better than the de-aged Schwarzenegger was in Terminator Genisys, it’s chilling. (16/07/2015)

Reed inherited gold from Wright and McKay and transformed it into copper. However, high quality copper in all respects. Even in this traditionally Marvel-like sterilized form, Ant-man will keep you entertained (yes, especially thanks to Peño and Tomáš). And what will disappoint you even more is how he wasted so many possibilities to take full advantage of abilities of the main characters. Because his small adventures, ideas and playfulness are outshone by the six-decade-old The Incredible Shrinking Man or the Hamster in a Nightshirt of Czech TV and what is far the best in this regard is the poster promo campaign "with Avengers"(whether official or fan). And that's not enough. (15/07/2015)

This is the least uniform Marvel movie material, with the original creator peeking out at you from every other scene. It’s in the hands of an old hand fulfilling a studio assignment that clearly meant stepping on the gas in family values and withdrawing his hand on a miniature goofing around (the parrot model run and the train finale literally scream for extra minutes). The protagonists, pure as lilies (the scars from the past are more so cosmetic, without the need to dissect them more), are quite boring, and Michael Peña's sidekick is the best. 3 ½. (08/11/2015)

It's the same thing over and over again, only with family values coming more to the fore, as well as clearly defined characters and more humour, especially provided by Michael Peña. If there's anything new to talk about here, it's the central character's perks, as the visual antics are carefully staged and the zooming in and out is handled in a brilliant, dynamic, and entertaining way. Sadly, though, Peyton Reed is otherwise pretty much a routine man, because a script this leaky can't be in a movie with any ambition, and that goes for Marvel's save-the-world movies as well. (14/12/2015)

This is how Marvel should always look. Cleverly targeted situational humour that gives a whole new dimension to an otherwise unoriginal story, while leaving a refreshing impression with traditionally technically brilliant and, thanks to the main premise, original action sequences. Other than Guardians of the Galaxy, it's the only film of its kind that, in retrospect, that can put a smile on my face from ear to ear, which is entirely thanks to the great actors (Rudd is likeable, but Peña rocks in a supporting role with outrageous wisecracks), and a reasonable runtime that doesn't allow the screenwriting to slack off and get bogged down in boring political or even psychological drivel in the style of the latest Avengers. Not without flaws, but an absolutely confident and wonderfully well-mannered Marvel product. :) 80% (08/10/2015)