Early Reactions To ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ Are…Mixed

Marvel

Feb 14

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits theaters next weekend, but we have already started to see early reviews hitting social media and news sites and some are not exactly as expected. Most of the reviews are heavily mixed. All of them praise Jonathan Majors’ big bad, while also stating that Quantumania may be one of the “dullest” Marvel movies to date. That is not to say there aren’t a few positive articles in the mix, with some saying that the film was incredibly energetic with fantastic visuals.

#AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania kicks off Marvel’s Phase Five with a vivid but messy spectacle. It never quite finds its footing and relies on style over substance, the quality never matching the confidence. Jonathan Majors’ Kang is solid but the overall film is sadly just… okay. pic.twitter.com/LzKXgCER7v
— Simon Thompson (@ShowbizSimon) February 7, 2023

I actually really liked the other two and was looking forward to this one. It didn’t do it for me.
— Simon Thompson (@ShowbizSimon) February 7, 2023

A lot of these early reviews are saying that Quantumania is essentially Marvel’s own Star Wars film. While the film excels in visual effects, and fast-paced storytelling, its ending is met with mixed reactions. According to some reviewers, Quantumania almost works better as a stand-alone film as opposed to an ending to a trilogy. However, everyone agrees that the movie has a lot going on, good comedy throughout, and some fantastic performances by the cast.

#AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania is basically Peyton Reed’s unproduced Star Wars film, but you know, with Ant-Man.
— Adam Lance Garcia (@AdamLanceGarcia) February 7, 2023

Quantumania kicks off phase 5 with a whimper instead of a bang. While better than most of the films in phase 4, Quantumania feels very generic, lacks laughs and the emotional beats fall kind of flat too. Jonathan Majors & Kathryn Newton are the MVPs. #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania pic.twitter.com/MAJB6miODg
— Scott Menzel (@ScottDMenzel) February 7, 2023

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Quantumania sees the beloved Scott Lang (played by Paul Rudd), and his family which consists of Hope Van Dye (Evangeline Lilly), and Scott’s daughter, Cassie Lang (played by Kathryn Newton). The main trio is joined by Hope Van Dyne’s parents, Hank Pym (played by Michael Douglas) and Janet Van Dyne (played by Michelle Pfeiffer). Jonathan Majors will reprise his role as the face of Kang.

Fans of Marvel and the Ant-Man movies can form their own judgment and opinions when Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania premieres on Friday, February 17th, 2023.

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