"Ant-Man" (2015), all right, let's just get this review over with. At this point, you're probably guessing that I'm not a fan of this "movie". You would be right! I'm not a fan of the comic book character it's based off of at all. I always thought that the character and comic stories were dumb and pointless. This live-action "film" just does the exact same thing that the comics do, except that it's in the real world, no difference whatsoever. "Ant-Man" has a boring and clichéd storyline, standard to terrible acting, and an uninspired generic soundtrack to try and tie this diarrhea dump together. The plot is, a burglar named Scott Lang is armed with a special and unique super-suit with the ability to shrink in scale, while at the same time increasing strength. From there, he learns how to use his new suit to stop an evil scheme and save the world. I thought to myself: "that sounds interesting, if they can add something new to this common plot thread, then maybe it could work!" Nope, it just turns out to be the exact same clichéd superhero origin story we've seen a million times before. The only difference, is that it's with different characters, yet it follows the exact same premise. On top of that, the humor in this "movie" is nothing short of cringe-inducing, especially from Paul Rudd as Scott Lang. We'll get into more details about him in a minute. "Ant-Man" is regarded as one of the funnier films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I didn't laugh, or even smile once. Not one time! I just rolled my eyes, and waited for something of significance to happen. That's another issue with most Marvel movies, they go way overboard with their comedic moments. This "film" is one of the worst ones in that regard. Whenever there's supposed to be a serious, or exciting scene, a stupid joke pops up and takes you out of the moment. I'm all for comedy in movies and TV shows, but this is ridiculous. All of the jokes and humor in this "film" is so bad, that it's almost at the level of "Batman & Robin" (1997). That's how annoying it is! The sad thing is, this "movie" did have potential. Unfortunately, it was all wasted and left me with nothing but disappointment! Another huge mistake, is that in the comics, Hank Pym is Ant-Man, not Scott Lang. That's about as big of a mistake as Tony Stark creating Ultron in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)! The only somewhat interesting thing in "Ant-Man", is the fact that there's a suit with shrinking technology, that is kind of cool. Yet, they somehow made that idea boring. How is that possible? Even though this "movie" is less than two hours, it feels like an eternity! As for the acting, it's just as terrible as the storyline. The worst performance, by far, comes from Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man. He is just an embarrassment in this "film". Need I mention that he also took part in crafting the script? That explains a lot about his performance here, doesn't it? Now granted, I'm sure he's a nice person off-camera. Plus, he has acted well in other movies, and he was kind of funny. What happened to him here? All of the acting sucks to say the least! The only ones who seem to be trying, are: Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne. They are the only ones who are putting any effort forth with their acting. Everyone else just crashes and burns! Another thing, is that none of the cast members can keep a straight face when they say, "Ant-Man". Wow, that's embracing their main character with pride. You know a story is dumb when the cast can't even pronounce the main character's name seriously! As far as the soundtrack goes, it's about as generic as you can get. That's kind of a shock, because the film score was written and composed by Christophe Beck. I was surprised by that, because he has written a lot of great music for other movies! What happened to him in this "film"? Any way, let's move on to the only two good elements in this piece of crap. The only good things are the sets/locations and the special effects. All of the sets/locations are great and give this "film" a decent atmosphere. You can't go wrong with filming your movie in San Francisco! As far as the special effects go, they are well-done and still hold up today. Which is no surprise, being made in 2015! The effects where Ant-Man shrinks, and also when he goes subatomic are definitely the standout effects in this "movie". Those effects were astonishing to look at! It's just a shame they amounted to nothing. "Ant-Man" is yet another embarrassing waste of a superhero film. Is it the worst superhero movie that I've ever seen? No, not by a long shot. But, it's still, by my high standards, a terrible movie. I'm struggling to give this "film" 2 out of 5 stars on my personal scale, which equates to 4 out of 10 IMDB stars. Unless you're a fan of the comic books, or the character Ant-Man, avoid this "movie" at all costs. I'm not even going to bother with the pointless sequels! Like I said, any amount of redemption in this "film" is nothing but the size of an ant.