A superhero sequel without the sting

Ant-Man & The Wasp is an overlong, underpowered knockabout comedy in which anything goes and nothing matters. It’s not supposed to make sense, even by Marvel’s logical yardstick, it’s just supposed to be fun

Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd in Ant-Man & The Wasp

Cinema

Ant-Man & The Wasp: Directed by Peyton Reed, Nationwide, 12A,Rating:**

Sicilian Ghost Story: Directed by Antonio Piazza & Fabio Grassadonia, IFI, no cert,Rating:****

It’s difficult to say which is the most lightweight and forgettable: Ant-Man, The Wasp or Ant-Man & The Wasp, but while watching this engagingly goofy, second-string sequel, it’s heartening to remember that this is about the only time Marvel Studios looks up from counting its box-office returns long enough ...