'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' becomes Marvel's second-lowest rated movie after 'Eternals' on Rotten Tomatoes
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: After a fantastic premiere in Los Angeles on February 6, critics and viewers were all praise about 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'. As Marvel gears up for Phase-5 and the global release of the movie, Rotten Tomatoes has painted a dismal picture when it comes to ratings.
Although the film started with a 63% approval rating from the critics, 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' now sits with a 54% approval rate at the time of writing. With 136 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes by some well-known critics and people who were invited to the premiere, the reviews are mixed, with some praising the movie and some declaring the movie as the worst of Marvel's creations.
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Lowest of the low
'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' has the second-lowest rating among all the movies that are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, behind only 2021's 'Eternals', which was the first and the only Marvel Studios movie to receive a "rotten" score of 47% and is the lowest rated movie in the MCU. While these are among the lowest, 'Black Panther' sits atop the list with the highest score of 96% with 'Avengers: Endgame' and 'Iron Man' on the second spot at 94% and 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' and 'Thor: Ragnarok' coming in third with 93%.
Here's all the MCU movies ranked as per the ratings on Rotten Tomatoes:
1. 'Black Panther' (2018): 96% Certified Fresh
2. 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019): 94%
2. 'Iron Man' (2008): 94% Certified Fresh
3. 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021): 93% Certified Fresh
3. 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017): 93% Certified Fresh
4. 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' (2017): 92% Certified Fresh
4. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014): 92% Certified Fresh
5. 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' (2021): 91% Certified Fresh
5. 'The Avengers' (2012): 91% Certified Fresh
6. 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' (2019): 90% Certified Fresh
6. 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016): 90% Certified Fresh
6. 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014): 90% Certified Fresh
7. 'Doctor Strange' (2016): 89% Certified Fresh
8. 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018): 87% Certified Fresh
9. 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018): 85% Certified Fresh
9. 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' (2017): 85% Certified Fresh
10. 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' (2022): 84% Certified Fresh
11. 'Ant-Man' (2015): 83% Certified Fresh
12. 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011): 80% Certified Fresh
13. 'Black Widow' (2021): 79% Certified Fresh
13. 'Captain Marvel' (2019): 79% Certified Fresh
13. 'Iron Man 3' (2013): 79% Certified Fresh
14. 'Thor' (2011): 77% Certified Fresh
15. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015): 76% Certified Fresh
16. 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' (2022): 74% Certified Fresh
17. 'Iron Man 2' (2010): 71% Certified Fresh
18. 'The Incredible Hulk' (2008): 67% Fresh
19. 'Thor: The Dark World' (2013): 66% Fresh
20 'Thor: Love and Thunder' (2022): 64% Fresh
21. 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' (2023): 54% Rotten
22. 'Eternals' (2021): 47% Rotten
'It has little bugs'
While some praised the movie, some critics didn't mince words when writing a review for 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'. "While there's a kooky, psychedelic feel that echoes Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy, it falls under the weight of its own ambition and loses sight of what made its two predecessors so breezily enjoyable," the critic at The Jam Report wrote. "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' is certainly likable. It has laughs, astonishing visuals, and a terrifying villain. But it also has some little… bugs. There are just a few niggling flaws that bite at you and refuse to let go," a critic at Combustible Celluloid wrote.
The top critic reviews were from San Francisco Chronicle, Rolling Stone and TheWrap. While two-of-the-three critics gave a great review, one didn't hold back and left a review that read, "Quantumania is somehow heavy without feeling substantial, almost desperate in its dourness. Even scattered with occasional wisecracks, it makes Eternals feel positively breezy by comparison."
'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' will hit silver screens on February 17.
