10 Highest Rated Action Films Of 2015

8. Ant-Man

Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Ant-Man may have been a hit with critics and fans alike due to the dearth of high expectations for it. Famously parting ways with original director Edgar Wright due to the mythical 'creative differences', supposed journeyman director Peyton Reed (of Bring It On fame) was brought in to pick up the slack. Audiences in the know about Ant-Man's long, troubled conception had a bar of anticipation set so low in their minds that Reed merely had to gently step over it; in the end - to continue a very strange analogy - he leapt over it like a gazelle. The movie was ultimately a hilarious, fast-paced, frenetic action comedy that delighted even the most cynical of audience members. Reed was flanked by star Paul Rudd, who clearly believed in the quality of the film, and Marvel Studios producer Kevin Feige, and it's thanks to all three that Ant-Man ended up being such a solid product. Being that the MCU is essentially Feige's baby, there wasn't a chance that he was going to drop the ball, willingly or otherwise. It's presumably his insistence on toeing the company line and formula that drove Edgar Wright away in the first place. Regardless of all the behind-the-scenes brouhaha, there was so much spectacle to be enjoyed here - all delivered with fun, unique-looking CGI - that thankfully all that mattered was the proof inherent in the pudding. Marvel's best film of the year was also one of the best of the summer.