Has redeemed my faith in the superhero genre

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2019)

Finally, it seems that that DCEU has worked out how to do superhero films right. Instead of the dull, dingy worlds of films like Batman Vs Superman or Suicide Squad, Aquaman provides a sequence of visually stunning settings with colour palettes that help to set the scene. Gone is the failed attempts to make the series dark and gritty, instead here's a film that accepts that the audience of a modern superhero film is there for an exciting and light-hearted action film, then proceeds to hit the mark. It even subtly acknowledges the common criticism of the DCEU that they're just copying Marvel with a couple of visual jokes! If this is what DC films are going to be from now on, then I look forward to what comes next!