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BetrayedTangy
So I love Edgar Wright films. Three of his movies are in my Top 10 alone and man do I wish he stayed on this movie. You can really feel his presence throughout, most notably in the action scenes and its really unfortunate he left, because this would be number 1 if he was really able to make his vision. Honestly though what we got was still really good imo. Scott and his friends are really endearing and genuinely funny for most of the movie and Michael Douglas as Hank is honestly really good and he doesnt get enough credit for his performance here. Sure the rest of the movie falls into the same traps as the rest of the MCU, but whats good is really good and I always enjoy a rewatch.

Jesse Custer
I have a confession. The first time I watched this movie I got bored and wasnt a fan. It wasnt until I saw it a second time that it clicked for me. And with repeat viewings, I like it more each time.

Clearly what makes this movie great is seeing an ordinary guy whos nothing special become a superhero. And I dont think anyone could have filled this role as well as Paul Rudd did. He is inherently likable and relatable in a way no other character in a superhero movie has ever been able to achieve (although Shazam perhaps came close). And hes got ordinary believable problems like having to pay child support while struggling to hold down a job. That makes him a sharp contrast to Tony Stark, who was already a big deal with tons of resources before he ever wore a suit that gives him powers. And its a pleasure to see this ordinary guy have to fight an Avenger, to interact with the ants, and so on. Also, that final battle involving the Thomas train set is one of the best things the MCU has ever come up with, simultaneously thrilling and hilarious. This is a great movie that I can come back to again and again, and enjoy more each time.

PrinceKaro
A bumbling thief breaks into a house that just happens to belong to Ant-Man, and becomes the new Ant-Man after getting a new pair of clothes. The reasons behind this a bit convoluted and it is probably not best to dwell on them.
The story plays out like a heist flick, only microcosmic and with creepy crawlies. For the most part this is a fresh change to both superhero and heist films. There is a certain unabashed cuteness to everything involving the ants, and this movie is richer because of it. I think a lot of people would have handled them differently and I am glad they went that way that they did.
This was a movie that surprised me back when I first saw it, I was not really looking forward to this like I was with Civil War (insert tidus laughing noises) and I almost didn't see it in theaters. I was very glad I did.

Paratroopa1
Maybe I'm the weird one here, but I fucking love Ant-Man. I dunno, I just love that Scott Lang is the most normal-guy superhero out of the whole bunch (even though he's some kind of master-thief Robin Hood but whatever), and his origin story is the most normal-guy-getting-wrapped-up-in-something-big plot ever and I'm just totally here for it. It's fun, it's funny, and the actions scenes are extremely clever and surprisingly fresh, despite the idea of being small and normal-sized stuff being big seeming like a cliche. Sure, the plot's whatever, the villain's boring, but I don't care, I absolutely love this movie, maybe I just stan it especially hard beacuse Ant-Man is nobody's favorite character or film and I'm a contrarian.

Lopen
This setting is sciency without being pretentious about it (I'm looking at you Black Panther), fleshes out a hero that people know relatively much less about than a lot of these other ones, and Scott Lang and his ragtag group of idiots are all really fun. The humor in this one just hits a lot better than most MCU entries-- I think that's largely because of Paul Rudd just being naturally more funny than a lot of the people they have being quip machines in these movies. Also giant ants are just funny and write themselves.

MetalmindStats
If you can forgive Ant-Mans relative lack of stakes and spectacle, and I can (especially in the context of the MCU), youll find a fittingly light and accessible, distinctly worthy watch. For me, Ant-Man stands proudly shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Baby Driver and Oceans Eleven among modern heist films, even boasting more compelling characters than either of the aforementioned examples.

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