The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been dominating the movie industry for over a decade with its compelling storylines and engaging characters. The MCU’s first Phase 5 movie, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, is set to take the franchise to new heights. However, despite its anticipated release, the film’s Rotten Tomatoes score has caused some initial concern.
Currently, with a 63% Tomatometer score from 70 critics’ reviews, the movie has one of the lowest ratings in MCU history. While some have praised it as the best Ant-Man film yet, others thought it was too jam-packed and didn’t serve as much more than a filler movie.
Ant-Man 3 is set to become the MCU’s 31st movie, the next step forward in the Multiverse Saga, pitting Team Ant-Man against the MCU’s latest big bad, Kang the Conqueror. Even though this is an Ant-Man movie first and foremost, expectations are through the Multiversal roof, particularly with it being an important stepping stone toward 2025’s Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Despite the mixed reviews, the movie reportedly has excellent performances by Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors, and the film’s two post-credits scenes have already been described as game-changing moments for the MCU. But with the movie being called out for being a building block rather than an actual movie, and its heavy use of CGI for the Quantum Realm material, it is still unclear how it will land with the general public.
Comparing this movie to Eternals, which opened up with a 59% rating before becoming one of the lowest-grossing films Marvel Studios has ever made, Ant-Man 3 could go the same route as its Multiverse Saga companion. Fans might gravitate towards what Marvel brings into the story even if critics were disappointed.
Marvel is known for putting its best efforts into casting for each new outing, and it appears that this has paid off once again for Ant-Man 3 as critics praise the efforts on that front. While the movie may not be the blockbuster hit that fans are hoping for, it still has the potential to be a significant addition to the overarching MCU narrative. Only time will tell what happens, though, with the MCU’s next major addition to the story.
