[wpdevart_youtube]UUkn-enk2RU[/wpdevart_youtube]ANT MAN AND THE WASP ****
Dir: Peyton Reed (12A 123 mins)
The teeny tiny superhero returns with a female hero front and centre in this sequel to one of Marvel’s lesser known properties. In the wake of his giant cameo in Captain America: Civil War, Paul Rudd’s Ant Man finds himself under house arrest after picking sides with Captain America, and faces the wrath of inventor Hank Pym, played again by Michael Douglas. Paired with Evangeline Lily’s Wasp, the pair must work together to try and discover the fate of Hank’s wife, played by Michelle Pfeiffer whilst battling Hannah John-Kamen’s athletic Ghost and investigating a shady network led by Walter Goggins’ Sonny Burch. Laurence Fishburne also co-stars as fellow egghead Bill Foster and scientific rival to Douglas, and Michael Pena returns as Rudd’s street-smart, motor-mouthed partner in crime, Luis. Things get big and small with wild abandon, from bits of Lego to cars and even buildings. Rudd juggles being a responsible father with being a superhero and the romance between him and Lily blossoms. They make a winning duo and the film has enough invention and wit to stave off superhero fatigue. Time to get small again. Opens Aug 3