“Irresistibly Energetic”: Initial Ant-Man 3 Reactions Say It’s “Star Wars Meets the MCU”

The first reactions for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania have arrived – and unsurprisingly it sounds like another win for Marvel Studios.

ant man 3, which begins February 17 with Marvel Phase 5, had its world premiere last night (February 6). And with the lifting of the social media embargo on the next Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, critics and influencers have given their opinions on how good (or not so good) it is.

Fandango’s Erik Davis was one of the first to offer his thoughts Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Given the film’s Star Wars-style aesthetic and epic sci-fi vibes, it’s no surprise to learn that Davis compared Marvel’s latest feature film to (among others) Lucasfilm’s iconic franchise:

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Davis suggests that Kang seems to be stealing the show from Jonathan Majors in his second MCU appearance (Majors played one of Kang’s variants, He Who Remains, in Loki Season 1). And it seems many other people agree – Buzzfeed’s Nora Dominick calls him “a force” and that Majors “adds complexity to Kang with a single glance”:

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That of the insider Dempsey Pilot (opens in new tab), Variety’s Tazz Yangcay (opens in new tab) and CineXpress’ Fico Cangiano (opens in new tab) All reserved kudos for Kang from Majors too, calling him “bad ass” and such ant man 3 is “his show” once he hits the big screen.

There was a lot of love for Quantumania‘s leading man – Paul Rudd, aka Scott Lang/Ant-Man – as well. The Hashtag Show Hunter Bolding (opens in new tab) described Scott as “heroic,” while CBR’s Ashley Saunders praises Rudd for being “as adorable as ever”:

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Nerds of Color’s Michael Lee also praised director Peyton Reed’s handling of Marvel’s first Phase 5 film, with a special tribute to his work The Mandalorian for helping to shape the visual design and overall production of the film:

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Gizmodo’s Germain Lussier has doubled down on the Star Wars comparisons Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as “the best Star Wars movie since 2018”, adding that it feels “a little un-wonderful” in its world-building and that Michelle Pfeiffer “steals” everyone:

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There was the odd reaction that wasn’t universally positive, mind you. The Big Thing’s Kristian Harloff said “I don’t think it’s going to work for everyone” and that “it’s a little bit messy towards the end,” but tied that criticism to the unique blend of “Star Wars, Fifth Element, Dune and Strange”. World”:

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Finally the podcast duo The Movie Daniel Baptista (opens in new tab) and Anthony Gagliardi were less impressed than other moviegoers. Baptista called it “solid but overly ambitious” and “lacked comedic charm throughout”. Gagliardi went even further, suggesting that it’s “plagued with filler” and “missing the mark” (ouch). However, Gagliardi agreed with everyone else about Majors’ “cunning and ruthless” performance as Kang:

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Before you get overly upset by the above reactions (most of them anyway), remember: critics and influencers who liked Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania are now more likely to give their opinions than those who didn’t enjoy it. So while it seems that the ant man Threequel is another home run for Marvel, you’d best wait for those important spoiler-free reviews to come out ahead of its February 17th launch.

while you wait ant man 3 reviews go live, there’s plenty of Marvel content to read. Check out ours first Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania official trailer breakdown. When you’re done with that, check out our roundup of the best reactions to MODOK’s MCU iteration, one of them ant man 3‘s secondary villains.

want to read more See where Ant-Man’s first two solo films are starring in our Marvel Movies Ranking. Alternatively, find out how to watch the Marvel movies in order or which MCU movies made our list of the best Disney Plus movies.

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