Review of Black Adam (2022) by Compi24 — 29 Oct 2022
Though nowhere near as "game-changing" as I think its marketing would lead you to believe, "Black Adam" does find Dwayne Johnson and his "Jungle Cruise" collaborator Jaume Collet-Serra subverting a few of the usual superhero subgenre trappings here and there.
The most notable of these is, of course, the degree of anti-heroism displayed by the titular character. Make no mistake, no huge "lines" are crossed here, but the wrathfulness is undeniably fun to watch nonetheless.
This thing moves quite briskly as well — sometimes to its own detriment. With that, though, I can say I was never bored while watching this. There's always something going on, a lot of which works. Other things don't.
A few of the side characters are a bit grating. A portion of the humor doesn't land. Effects waver in quality on occasion. Johnson, Brosnan and Hodge are quite good, though. In the end, I'd say, "Black Adam" is perfectly decent — and admittedly dumb — fun.
This review of Black Adam (2022) was written by Compi24 on 29 October 2022.
Black Adam has generally received mixed reviews.
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