You have to work pretty hard to suck the life out of a movie starring Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors, but the latest MCU sequel is evidence that it can be done.
,” the new installments have sought to introduce new storylines and characters to keep the vibe alive , with mixed success. Here, we meet Kang, played with mournful menace by the superb Jonathan Majors. But his Shakespearean gravitas feels woefully out of place in one of the Ant-Man movies, which, with their cheerful, wholesome tone, have been the most little-kid-friendly offshoots of the ever-growing “Avengers” sequoia.
In “Quantumania,” sprightly pacing and lighthearted humor have succumbed to the turgid seriousness that plagues so much of the comic book canon. Granted, Paul Rudd still projects irresistible likability as Scott Lang, the onetime thief who as Ant-Man is the tiniest member of the Avengers team. As “Quantumania” opens, Scott is reading from his new memoir, “Look Out for the Little Guy,” in a cheeky montage set to the theme from “Welcome Back, Kotter.
So far, so adorable. But soon enough, Scott; his daughter, Cassie ; his girlfriend, Hope ; and Hope’s parents, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne , are plunged into the Quantum Realm, a secret universe “outside time and space” that has been seemingly populated by psychedelic bathtub toys and constructed from the remnants of vintage Yes album covers .The plot — which is very plotty — is beside the point in “Quantumania,” which pulls from a variety of sources for both its themes and its visuals.
“Quantumania” will most likely work as dutiful, if not particularly original, fan service. But for those of us who still crave films about recognizable human beings, there’s something dispiriting about watching such gifted actors legitimize yet another generically familiar sequel. The disconnect is particularly obvious watching Rudd — a brilliant comic actor and hugely appealing leading man — spending most of “Quantumania” running and yelling amid green-screen fakery and CGI filler.
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