This was such a poor movie. The only reason I gave this a five out of 10 was due to the cast, even though many of them seemed to mail their performances in. First off, James Wan is not a talented director or writer. He should not be allowed to helm anything other than the garbage horror films he makes or the crappy Fast & Furious franchise movies he's helmed. He effectively ruined the Aquaman franchise for DC. Also, while I like Jason Momoa, he shouldn't be writing any films. He's not exactly what I would call an intellectual, so this film came across as him playing himself. Even Nicole Kidman's performance came across as comical, and she's one of the finest actors ever.
This movie had the feel of a '90s superhero film, and much of the dialogue came across as if it was ripped directly from an '80s superhero film, and none of that was a good thing. Seriously, what was w/ Black Manta's crew and their matching uniforms?!? It was a combination of old superhero films and the worst parts of 1960s James Bond films. At one point, this delved into a Journey to the Center of the Earth-type film. It seems as if they had no plan for this, instead just winging it, and this was quite distinct in the final version. It was quite telling, even from the very beginning of the film, where they joked about what a joke this film was. What type of director does that? It's even more concerning that this was the third version of this film, since the first two versions were panned by test audiences.
Review by jmg999BlockedParent2024-01-28T04:16:38Z
This was such a poor movie. The only reason I gave this a five out of 10 was due to the cast, even though many of them seemed to mail their performances in. First off, James Wan is not a talented director or writer. He should not be allowed to helm anything other than the garbage horror films he makes or the crappy Fast & Furious franchise movies he's helmed. He effectively ruined the Aquaman franchise for DC. Also, while I like Jason Momoa, he shouldn't be writing any films. He's not exactly what I would call an intellectual, so this film came across as him playing himself. Even Nicole Kidman's performance came across as comical, and she's one of the finest actors ever.
This movie had the feel of a '90s superhero film, and much of the dialogue came across as if it was ripped directly from an '80s superhero film, and none of that was a good thing. Seriously, what was w/ Black Manta's crew and their matching uniforms?!? It was a combination of old superhero films and the worst parts of 1960s James Bond films. At one point, this delved into a Journey to the Center of the Earth-type film. It seems as if they had no plan for this, instead just winging it, and this was quite distinct in the final version. It was quite telling, even from the very beginning of the film, where they joked about what a joke this film was. What type of director does that? It's even more concerning that this was the third version of this film, since the first two versions were panned by test audiences.