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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Small in Size, but Enormous in Stunts and Funniness

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After two years of preparing a third role, Paul Rudd made a valorous comeback in Peyton Reed's new MCU film, Ant-Man the Wasp. What his character lacks in size, Rudd makes up for in heroism. As for the rest of the film, it has nonstop playful banter, touching moments of keeping families together, robust fighting sequences, and coruscating visual effects that make it another hit for Marvel. Rudd and Evangeline Lilly should be commended for their roles as Ant-Man and Wasp, respectively.

 After the disaster from helping Captain America, Scott Lang (Rudd) is given a chance to help Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and his daughter, Hope van Dyne (Lilly) bring back her long-lost mother, Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) from a quantum realm. While trying to accomplish this task and reconcile his own familial issues, Lang is forced to ferret out a federal agent on his tail (Randall Park), a black market dealer (Walton Goggins), a ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and a rival from Pym's past (Laurence Fishburne). But with Wasp as his partner, there is no job too big for Ant-Man to handle.

 Not only did the film have as much jokes and action as its precursor. It also showed a lot more happy endings for the main characters. Industrial Light & Magic and Method Studious, among other VFX companies enraptured my attention with fluorescent visuals for scenes of shrinking, combating evil, and traveling to distant worlds. Some of them reminded me of Guardians of the Galaxy or Doctor Strange. The cast, namely Rudd, Lilly, Douglas, and Pfeiffer, should be lauded for their commitments. And Christophe Beck's compositions highlighted the moments where a hero or villain may rise or fall. One of the funniest moments was hearing "Come On, Get Happy" from ABC's The Partridge Family.

 To tie it all together, Paul Rudd was dedicated as Ant-Man. I always knew he was funny when he worked with Judd Apatow. But, seeing him and Evangeline Lilly righting the wrongs side by side makes his character display a more serious protagonist. If you want to see a film that centers on a hero small in size, but enormous on stunts and funniness, and maybe get excitement pumping for what's next in MCU, go and watch Ant-Man and the Wasp.
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