Pretty average but watchable

Rating: 4/10 (8 March 2020)

The problem with Aquaman is he's a B level superhero with silly superpowers which are speed swimming, strength and talking to fish. Not exactly excitement inducing. Adding to the boredom are forgettable cardboard villains and a weak script similar to Black Panther about two brothers fighting for control of the kingdom. I fell asleep twice in the theatre but was woken up by some decent action choreography. Overall it was watchable but the story was weak, the underwater scenes cartoon like with poor CGI and poor acting from Amber Heard who just does not have the screen presence to play a Queen. James Wan did an admirable job with a B grade superhero as it could have been much worse. I rate this a notch above Black Panther which wasn't that great either IMO. It's a wonder how both grossed over a billion at the box office. On the plus side it's great to see Dolph Lundgren back on the big screen.