The story itself is very well thought out. Unfortunately, that means that the minutia of these peoples' day to day lives becomes a very important aspect of the story. This leads to long drawn out sections of nearly unintelligible conversations about nothing and a pace too slow for a film to properly maintain momentum. Combined with the, honestly, mediocre acting leaves very little to enjoy in this movie besides the overarching plot.
I watched In the Loop. It's effectively a spin off of the British political comedy series The Thick of It, and follows the efforts of various US and UK politicians and other parties trying to advance their own agendas in the run up to a UN vote on military action in an unspecified middle eastern conflict. Peter Capaldi is in his element as the dynamo of malice, rage, and cunning that is Downing Street spin doctor Malcolm Tucker.
I saw Ant-Man. It was good enough. It's the kind of exciting and funny superhero film we've come to expect from Marvel. Worth seeing on the big screen, if you miss it in cinemas, don't bother getting it on DVD, there'll be another one like it round soon enough.
