Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) Review
Evangeline Lilly's Wasp introduction through earned narrative foundation. Ghost's underdeveloped sympathetic antagonist.
Chris McKenna came from television comedy, writing and producing Community and American Dad, before moving into features with his partner Erik Sommers.
Their Spider-Man trilogy treats the character as a high schooler and borrows structure from teen comedy, which is why Homecoming works. No Way Home then had to combine three separate film series without collapsing, and did.
He also wrote The Lego Batman Movie and Ant-Man and the Wasp. The television background shows in how tightly the comic beats are placed.
Andrew BarrerEvangeline Lilly's Wasp introduction through earned narrative foundation. Ghost's underdeveloped sympathetic antagonist.
Chris McKennaJake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio, the European tour, the basketball court Blip gag that confirmed the franchise wouldn't engage with its own catastrophe. The 6 reflects honest evaluation of a competent Phase Three closing film that operates as the franchise's first major…
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