Following “Avengers: Infinity War” was not an easy task, but “Ant-Man and the Wasp” stayed in line with the quality expected from the Marvel cinematic universe.

Ant-Man, played by Paul Rudd, remains under house arrest after the events of “Avengers: Civil War” where he inadvertently destroyed a Berlin airport.

Rudd’s performance is charming and while the action sequences of the film are a bit lacking, the comedy is wholesome and goofy. Ant-Man’s relationship with his daughter Cassie, played by Abby Ryder Fortson, drives the film forward and gives Rudd’s character a motive for not abandoning the Wasp, played by Evangeline Lilly.

The film’s main strength is the special effects and the fun use of Ant-Man’s shrinking abilities. Dr. Hank Pym, played by Michael Douglas, carries around a Hot Wheels case full of cars that can be grown out to a functional size. His lab can be carried around with him everywhere he goes by shrinking down to what looks like a large older model computer tower.

The cinematic charm of “Ant-Man and the Wasp” shined in scenes featuring Randall Park, who played FBI agent Jimmy Woo. Park’s goofball good-guy portrayal in contrast to him being one of the movies main antagonists was the perfect comic relief for the film’s bigger picture.

The film struggles when the quantum realm discussions take too much screen time. The idea is simple enough that the explanation is overkill, and the idea that Dr. Pim’s wife Maggie, played by Judie Greer, is still alive after decades being stuck there feels like a red herring.

The plot line with villain Ghost, played by Hannah John-Kamen, is also problematic. Her relation to the quantum realm is explained but her survival is not. At certain points, the film acts like she will die without the chamber, but at other points it feels ignored.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp” is a charming movie not without flaws, but the problems are not apparent without overanalyzing. The film is a fun and overly comedic addition to the Marvel cinematic universe, and while not central to the larger story, it features a story worth telling.