Plot
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Cast
Dwayne Johnson fronts in a very uninspired performance, Quintessa Swindell entertains, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan and then Henry Winkler has a bizarre cameo appearance as well.
Verdict
I recognize that the MCU has arguably stalled to a degree but the DCU, did it ever really get started? Black Adam is yet another dire contribution that doesn't feel connected to this "Universe" they've created and feels like a mid 90's standalone superhero movie complete with every cliche, weak humor, a CGI bad guy, generic faceless cgi minions and just brings absolutely nothing to the table.
The kid is deeply annoying, the cast feel like they're there for the payday and the payday alone, bringing a charismatic individual like the Rock in to play a practically stoic role was baffling and blast why does it bother me so much that they didn't give Black Adam hair?! It shouldn't bother me but it does oddly.
Black Adam is the definition of a big dumb cgi laden throwaway film and just the latest example of why the DCU consistently fails to entertain.
Rants
Did the DCU ever really stand a chance?
The Good
Quintessa Swindell
The Bad
Weak performances Couldn't be any more uninspired Weirdly boring for such an action packed movie Just feels "Throwaway" Johnson doesn't even try here That kid, SO annoying.
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Cast
Dwayne Johnson fronts in a very uninspired performance, Quintessa Swindell entertains, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan and then Henry Winkler has a bizarre cameo appearance as well.
Verdict
I recognize that the MCU has arguably stalled to a degree but the DCU, did it ever really get started? Black Adam is yet another dire contribution that doesn't feel connected to this "Universe" they've created and feels like a mid 90's standalone superhero movie complete with every cliche, weak humor, a CGI bad guy, generic faceless cgi minions and just brings absolutely nothing to the table.
The kid is deeply annoying, the cast feel like they're there for the payday and the payday alone, bringing a charismatic individual like the Rock in to play a practically stoic role was baffling and blast why does it bother me so much that they didn't give Black Adam hair?! It shouldn't bother me but it does oddly.
Black Adam is the definition of a big dumb cgi laden throwaway film and just the latest example of why the DCU consistently fails to entertain.
Rants
Did the DCU ever really stand a chance?
- They were competing against the vastly superior MCU
- They cast people who just weren't committed to the long term project
- Multiple backstage dramas and controversies
- Sketchy inconsistent writing and simply too many unengaging movies
The Good
Quintessa Swindell
The Bad
Weak performances Couldn't be any more uninspired Weirdly boring for such an action packed movie Just feels "Throwaway" Johnson doesn't even try here That kid, SO annoying.