Heroes don't get any bigger.

Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Mackie, Judy Greer

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Scott, I've been watching you for a while, now. You're different. Now, don't let anyone tell you that you have nothing to offer." - Hank Pym

Why watch this? The sequences where he's miniaturized, and interacting with the ants, are really cool.

Plot Summary: Scott Lang, an unlucky master thief, is recruited by Dr. Hank Pym to don a special suit that allows him to shrink in size while gaining incredible strength. He can also talk to ants. He must use these abilities and train under Pym to prevent a greedy corporation from weaponizing similar technology. Lang must embrace his reluctant inner hero to help Pym pull off a heist to save the world.

Dad's Preview: OK, confession time - I have a man-crush on Paul Rudd. He cracks me up and I want to hang out with him. He brightens my soul. So, you can imagine my delight to learn that he was joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He immediately elevates Ant-Man, and gives the Avengers another solid, interesting character. He's the guy who just can't quite believe they picked him. This origin story is very clever, as we see a petty thief become a size-shifting super-hero!

Marvel Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures