“Ant-Man” is a really entertaining Marvel superhero flick. With a great combination of action and comedy, “Ant-Man” is definitely worth watching for fans that have been following the Marvel movie universe.

Scott Lang (Paul Rudd “This Is 40”, “Role Models”) is an ex-cat burglar that must become ‘Ant-Man’ as he dons a super suit that allows him to change size, if he is to help stop the super suit’s technology from being sold to the villains of the world. He’ll need help from the suit’s creator, Hank Pym (Michael Douglas “Basic Instinct”), along with hordes of ants if he is to save the day.

Paul Rudd is surprisingly entertaining as Ant-Man. Most people know Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Hulk but Ant-Man is somewhat obscure and that’s a shame because this film shows the character can be really good. Michael Douglas is good as Hank Pym and Evangeline Lilly (“The Hurt Locker”) is really good as his daughter, Hope. The villain, Yellowjacket (Corey Stoll “The Bourne Legacy”), is reasonable but much like a lot of the Marvel villains, he doesn’t leave a huge impact. Many of the other characters are amusing and watch out once again for Stan Lee’s cameo.

“Ant-Man” features fantastic special effects and they help us to fully enjoy hilarious and thrilling sequences such as the climactic final battle that takes place on a toy train set. If you’ve enjoyed many of the Marvel universe movies and thought this was one you could overlook, you need to think again because “Ant-Man” is a creative and exciting film. If you enjoyed the “Iron Man” films and the “Thor” pictures, I can’t think of any reason why one wouldn’t also have a lot of fun with “Ant-Man”. For those that haven’t been following the Marvel universe franchise, this one certainly stands on its own much more than a lot of them so it could easily still be worth checking out.