It’s difficult to watch Marvel’s latest episodic blockbuster “Ant-Man” and not spend much of your time trying to spot the post-Edgar Wright compromises and sanding down of quirky edges. The “Shaun Of The Dead” director infamously parted ways on the project shortly before production began last year having already spent half a decade developing it on and off. Now, it’s hard to say how Wright’s proposed version would compare exactly, but given his previous work, it would likely be much more zany, comic book-y and camera movement heavy with a more singular identity. As directed by Peyton Reed (“Set It Off”) and rewritten by Adam Mckay (“Anchorman”) and lead actor Paul Rudd (plus two other Marvel in-house writers who aren't credited), the retooled “Ant-Man” is a minor, diverting little effort, but it’s still one that feels a little overly massaged, conventional and slightly anonymous.
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