FILMS X JENI’S: Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania
If I wanted to watch Star Wars, I would have.
In the ever-increasing hit or miss of Marvel, this falls in the miss category for me. It wasn’t so much of a bust that I’m angry about its existence, but it just had no parts that I feel were particularly memorable.
It was basically a combination of Marvel, Star Wars, and a touch of Disney’s new animated film A Strange World - so essentially unoriginal. The way they chose to manifest the quantum realm resembled Star Wars creatures and planets so much that it felt like Disney just decided they were going to save costs on creativity and use their staff for Star Wars in that department.
There also was no character development - another ever-increasing problem Marvel is facing. This was our first time really being introduced to Cassie Lang, Kang, and quite a few other quantum characters, and the potential to flush out their story lines and make us care about the characters was not capitalized on in the slightest. This resulted in big moments happening for these characters that I could recognize were supposed to feel important, but I had no idea why I should care that much.
The humor that Ant-Man is kind of known for was also not there. While I respect that within the MCU there are movies that serve as more comic relief and ones that are more serious, this one didn’t feel like the stakes were high enough to justify its lack of comedy. Perhaps the funniest part of the experience for me was after a surprising repetition of the word “dick”, the little boys a few seats down to me turning to his dad and asking “what’s a dick?”
Also, Bill Murray was hardly in it.
Would I watch it again? No time soon.
Tear level: Dry eyes.
Watch when: you have to mark it off your checklist for watching every MCU movie
Soundtrack/score: I didn’t notice it at all except for one moment and that’s because it struck me as a comedic effect.
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The Jeni’s Pairing
This is a single scoop because there wasn’t anything distinct enough about its choices to warrant more. It’s in a sugar cone only because Scott Lang gets ice cream points for being an ex-Basking Robbins employee. This film didn’t earn the waffle cone. Our sole flavor is Pineapple Upside Down Cake because the quantum realm is wack and that’s it.
MORE ON THE FLAVOR:
An homage to a perfect American dessert (and one of Jeni’s favorites). We start with ultra tart pineapple-infused buttermilk cream (made just for us on an old family dairy) that is so lush, it would be mistaken for creme fraiche in France. Of course, we’ve dotted the cream with plenty of golden cake pieces. But the real showstopper is, not one, but TWO sauces—a dark, devilish caramel sauce and a pop of sweet-tart Michigan red cherry. This one is perfect at the table with guests or in a more intimate setting. It’s likely to become a new favorite.
