First reactions are in for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror is receiving a lot of praise.
Text: Samuel Lakin
Published 2023-02-07

Following Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania's world premiere, early critic reactions have begun to pop up, and it seems to be largely positive. Across the board, Jonathan Majors' performance as Kang the Conqueror seems to be a resounding hit.

Collider's Steven Weintraub said: "Marvel's #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania is a strong start to Phase 5. I now understand why it's called #Quantumania.

"Jonathan Majors is excellent as Kang and (I) cannot wait to see where this all goes."

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Critic Fico Cangiano said: "#AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania is the best of the trilogy. Higher stakes, dangers, and repercussions. It's also got one of the best MCU villains in #Kang.

"As soon as #JonathanMajors comes in, it's his show. Kang is a scary, lean-mean multiverse big baddie."

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Buzzfeed's Nora Dominick agreed, tweeting: "He's compelling, chilling, and already giving a top-notch performance. I love the complexity he brings to Kang with literally a single look.

"MCU really won with this casting."

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On the other hand, critic Simon Thompson called the film a "vivid but messy spectacle."

He said: "It never quite finds its footing and relies on style over substance, the quality never matching the confidence. Jonathan Majors' Kang is solid but the overall film is sadly just okay."

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Additionally, critics were positive about the film's two post-credits scenes, and said audiences would be excited to see them when the film releases on February 17th.

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