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Even though this movie apparently didn’t receive some stellar reviews, just like the other movies focusing on this character, I didn’t have some really high expectations but since I have been following the MCU from the very beginning, I still wanted to check it out. Well, to be honest, I was actually positively surprised by the damned thing. Not so long ago, I tried once again to watch ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ since it was available on Disney+, but once again, even if it was a solid watch, it still felt too long, rather pretentious and actually fairly tedious at some points. Well, this new MCU instalment was actually the complete opposite. Sure, it was nothing deep or ground-breaking but it was also fairly short (at least, if you would compare it to all the current overlong blockbusters), unpretentious and mostly entertaining to behold. They certainly didn’t do anything really interesting with this whole Quantum/Multiverse concept but, at least, there was an actual link with the main storyline which was started after the Infinity Saga and it was something that I was seriously missing from most of the other movies and TV-shows on Disney+ that were involved in Phase 4. Concerning the characters involved, I don’t think it was a bad idea to have Scott Lang going into some adventure with his grown-up daughter Cassie, especially since Kathryn Newton was quite charismatic. However, I’m not sure if it was such a great idea to bring along pretty much his whole family including his girlfriend and his in-laws. As a result, even though Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne were supposed to be the main characters, they didn’t get so much screen time, especially Evangeline Lilly. Concerning the other actors, I didn’t see the point of adding Bill Murray as he was completely wasted and underused here but, on the other hand, I have to admit that M.O.D.O.K. was really awesome. Finally, the main point of this movie was to introduce Kang The Conqueror as, basically, the new Thanos, but, if you have watched ‘Loki’ on Disney+, this introduction was rather anticlimactic, at least, to me. Anyway, to conclude, even though this movie didn’t get much love when it was released, I thought it was still a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you are into the MCU.
7/10
