Another incomprehensible, ugly, tedious entry into the DCEU, BlackAdam is a clanking dud. abbyolcese's review:
spring to mind. More often than not, however, the DC films have come off as dour, convoluted experiments that fail to grasp the formula that turned Disney’s MCU into an inescapable juggernaut: Clear world-building, distinguishable characters and a commitment to a singular brand identity. Say what you want about their homogeneity, the Marvel films are nothing if not consistent.isn’t going to change the DCEU’s sputtering trajectory.
We’re first introduced to Black Adam through legend. In the ancient city-state of Kahndaq, Black Adam is given powers by a council of wizards—the same ones who bestowed superhuman abilities on Billy Batson in—and rises as his enslaved people’s champion. After a battle with Kahndaq’s power-mad king, Black Adam is put to rest for five millennia, during which time Kahndaq is overtaken by a series of tyrannical invading forces.
To the cast’s credit, they’re at least trying to act like the lack of background information is totally normal. Centineo and Swindell have cute, eager young adult chemistry, and Brosnan somehow manages to bring gravitas and emotional intelligence to a character whose name, abilities and backstory aren’t even fully clear until the third act. Hodge’s Hawkman comes across like a humorless scold, but that’s mostly because the character is written that way.
To distract from the lack of dynamic characters or understandable plot, director Jaume Collet-Serra clogs the screen with action sequences that aren’t choreographed so much as made up of a bunch of single shots smashed together. One battle between Hawkman and Black Adam barely shows footage of Hodge and Johnson fighting at all, settling instead for flashy CGI closeups of Hawkman’s armor slicing through posters on a wall, and noise that lets us know someone was just thrown across the room.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Black Adam’ Review: Bleak ‘Adam’ Brings Little to DC UniverseLong in the making, this superhero adventure was not worth the wait.
Read more »
Black Adam Review: The Man in Black Brings Back the DCEUDwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been working on bringing to life a movie focused on Khandaq's [...]
Read more »
‘Black Adam’ Review: Dwayne Johnson’s Murderous Antihero Is a Welcome Addition to the DCEUBlackAdam finally lets TheRock bring this murderous antihero to life in a welcome addition to the DCEU. Our review:
Read more »
Dwayne Johnson on why Black Adam was the movie he had to makeJohnson discusses his long awaited super hero film
Read more »
Black Adam Reviews: See the First Reactions Dwayne Johnson's DC MovieThe hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to stay pretty much the same, as indicated by [...]
Read more »