10 Biggest Problems With Captain America: Civil War

5. Ant-Man Feels Shoe-Horned In

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Ant-Man is without a doubt one of the best things about Civil War; Paul Rudd is great as always, and the character is given the opportunity to make a "big" impression (get it?). Still, the little matter of how Ant-Man winds up being involved - and his decision to help out Team Cap - isn't anywhere near as convincing.

At the film's mid-point, Sam Wilson, having fought Scott Lang during the events of the Ant-Man so flick, suggests that he might be able to help out their team. Fair enough. But then Hawkeye appears to kidnap Ant-Man; they nab the guy without telling him what's even happening, stuff him into a van, and then Captain America delivers the message that, hey, they could do with his help.

It seems like lazy writing on the part of the filmmakers, though, because it would have been more logical - and far easier - for Hawkeye to have tracked down Lang, told him about the situation, and then had him turn up on his own accord. A van?

Also: Scott Lang spent the entire length of Ant-Man trying to do right by his young daughter and to ditch his criminal lifestyle. The instant Cap tells him that he'll be branded a wanted criminal if he joins forces with him, he agrees to do it with little thought. What about his daughter? Wouldn't he have outright refused on those grounds? Doesn't his agreeing to join go against the entire point of Ant-Man?

Not buying it.

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Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.