The Antman

Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 2003

“The Antman” is a lovingly-made but sluggish monster-movie parody, done with German-speaking actors on a sparse soundstage standing in for 1950s Mexico. Promising concept is bolstered by colorful performances by Gotz Otto and Lars Rudolph, and the filmmakers have fun with pic’s look, right down to tacky lighting worthy of Roger Corman. But Marc Meyer’s script isn’t fast or funny enough to keep pace with energetic visuals. The first in a projected series of B-movie homages grouped as “Planet B,” the producers might want to call in Joe Dante to supervise the rest, as “Antman” seems unlikely to crawl very far beyond its native borders

Starring

Götz Otto, Marc Meyer, Yasmina Filali, Ingo Ludwig Frenzel, Alexander Fischerkoesen, Lars Rudolph, Christoph Gampl, Elisabeth Volkmann, Markus Schmidt, Gojko Mitić

Director

Christoph Gampl