I've not read any other reviews/comments (nor will I) so I'm not sure what anyone else thought about this particular film; for me, however, it wasn't a bad movie. Not my favorite Dwayne Johnson film, for sure, but after watching this I'm not at all sure why I keep seeing where it "bombed at the box office". I'm not a huge DC Comics fan (of their movies or their comics) so I'm probably not the best at giving an objective review here; what I can say is that it was a good "superhero action movie" with lots of cool fight sequences. The whole mix of Black Adam/Justice Team was (for me) extremely confusing; even after finishing the movie, the lines are still blurry as to who's what: is Black Adam evil or good? Villain or Superhero? Why does the Justice Team (I know that's not the right term, but I know it isn't "Justice League" and I don't feel like scrubbing through the film to find the reference to it again.) keep wanting to squash Black Adam? Apart from alpha-male ego and marking territory, there seemed to be no real rhyme or reason as to why they thought he needed to be destroyed. (Again, I'm not a huge fan/follower of DC Comics so maybe I'm missing something.) As far as a fun "action" movie, I was very entertained by this. Of course, I was eating lunch the entire 2+ hour runtime so maybe that's why I was able to sit through it without getting overly impatient. Maybe that's the secret to watching Black Adam : Make sure you have a plate full of Popeye's Fried Chicken (spicy, of course) before you turn this on; that way you won't get bored with it.
In all, I would give this one a "6"; definitely not a "boring" movie but it had its (several) moments that were really stupid, hard to follow, or both. One thing I will say, though: Quit with the stupid teen romance drama already. It had absolutely no place in this film and for us seasoned citizens who have already endured the nightmare that is teen romance drama, we have zero interest in seeing it…especially in what is supposed to be a superhero action movie.
Review by ShubesBlockedParent2022-12-28T20:32:31Z
I've not read any other reviews/comments (nor will I) so I'm not sure what anyone else thought about this particular film; for me, however, it wasn't a bad movie. Not my favorite Dwayne Johnson film, for sure, but after watching this I'm not at all sure why I keep seeing where it "bombed at the box office". I'm not a huge DC Comics fan (of their movies or their comics) so I'm probably not the best at giving an objective review here; what I can say is that it was a good "superhero action movie" with lots of cool fight sequences. The whole mix of Black Adam/Justice Team was (for me) extremely confusing; even after finishing the movie, the lines are still blurry as to who's what: is Black Adam evil or good? Villain or Superhero? Why does the Justice Team (I know that's not the right term, but I know it isn't "Justice League" and I don't feel like scrubbing through the film to find the reference to it again.) keep wanting to squash Black Adam? Apart from alpha-male ego and marking territory, there seemed to be no real rhyme or reason as to why they thought he needed to be destroyed. (Again, I'm not a huge fan/follower of DC Comics so maybe I'm missing something.) As far as a fun "action" movie, I was very entertained by this. Of course, I was eating lunch the entire 2+ hour runtime so maybe that's why I was able to sit through it without getting overly impatient. Maybe that's the secret to watching Black Adam : Make sure you have a plate full of Popeye's Fried Chicken (spicy, of course) before you turn this on; that way you won't get bored with it.
In all, I would give this one a "6"; definitely not a "boring" movie but it had its (several) moments that were really stupid, hard to follow, or both. One thing I will say, though: Quit with the stupid teen romance drama already. It had absolutely no place in this film and for us seasoned citizens who have already endured the nightmare that is teen romance drama, we have zero interest in seeing it…especially in what is supposed to be a superhero action movie.
Take your own chances with this one.