What well-known Marvel movies were "stolen" by a great performance from a supporting actor

What well-known Marvel movies were "stolen" by a great performance from a supporting actor

Remember Ant-Man (2015)

It’s one of the torchbearers of mid-tier MCU – it’s good but not great. I remember the film for two distinct reasons:

• Edgar Wright’s brief tryst with the MCU, which ended with him vacating the director’s chair.
• Michael Pena’s outrageously hilarious performance as Luis.

While the film as a whole may not have been top-tier MCU, it is certainly not lacking in wit.

And you can chalk that up to the people involved in writing the script – Edgar Wright, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd. There will be wit.

There are plenty of Edgar-isms sprinkled throughout the movie, and it was surprising to discover that Luis’s quick-fire recap stylings weren’t Wright’s idea.

Luis, man! What a delightful creation. And what a performance from Michael Pena, he is electric throughout the movie and just completely steals every scene he’s a part of.

Scott Lang: Hey, how's your girl, man?

Luis: Ah, she left me.

Scott Lang: Oh.

Luis: And my mom died too. And my dad got deported.

Luis: But I got the van!

What do I think about Michael Pena’s performance?

So, like, I was watching this movie right. It’s about this dude who becomes tiny. You know what I’m saying? Anyway, this dude has a friend right, and that friend is doing the whole “My name is Jeff” routine, but he’s like, really good at it. And I was all like “Man, this guy is fun”, and it was delightful. You know what I’m saying?

Really though, Pena is gold-dust. It’s a great performance that elevates the comedic value of the film. His mannerisms and the cadence of his voice have such a hilarious yet endearing quality to them. And he nails every line-reading.

Luis was a riot. The audience I was watching the film with seemed to share in that sentiment. We had a hearty laugh almost every time he opened his mouth. He truly stole the movie.

It was similar to what Quicksilver did in Days of Future Past. And much like that scenario, the filmmakers attempted to replicate the Luis magic in Ant-Man and The Wasp, but it wasn’t quite the same.

And really, Luis should recap everything in our lives.

So like this year 2020 right. I was in my crib, chilling with my cousin Ignacio right and suddenly the pretty lady on the news is like “Stay home! There’s a virus” and I’m like “Damn, I wanted some Baskin Robbins.” That Chocolate Chiller is sublime, bro; you know what I’m saying?

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