Better than I expected

Rating: 7/10 (26 January 2019)

With my standard set low, I came in to this film expecting it to be an over processed piece of junk, with the only thing keeping it a float being Jason Momona, aka his body. However this film took me by surprise. They reinvisioned aquaman, making him likable, funny and a rounded (but rough) main character. I felt a depth to his character, and to his female counter part was more than a pretty face as well. She complimented him and was also fitting to the role (once you got pass her devilishly red hair) She also didn't just sit by as he did all the work, she had her share of the battles and did better than aquaman in most of the fights.
In the same way Wonderman knew little of the outside world, she knew little of the above world (although she didn't brush her hair with any forks) She felt a real character and part of the team and it worked well with Aquaman not knowing as much about the undersea world, but it made me wonder how he spent so much time in the ocean and not come across the under water city? Or any other Atlanitans?
Look away now if you don't want any spoilers...
I'm glad you like the spoilers, I like them too.
So things didn't always make sense. Whether it was the badly put together bad guys (really... Black Manta? Seriously) or the war which was waged on a shoe string. The plot was thin and very much like black panther in all honesty, but there was so much going on you didn't have time to think about it.
From new creatures, to the predictable jump scares, to the over the top music, they flooded the screen with one thing after another. Although the funniest thing in the whole movie was the music... and the biggest let down. It took over. One scene was supposed to be romanic and they had no speaking, only the music to carry the scene along. It felt out of place and out of touch. Very much like guardians of the Galaxy 2.
The other let down was in coalition with the music... the zooming in. As if we don't know who the character is or what meaning is it supposed to be without loud drums and sudden shots just of the heros face. It was tacky and over done. It was a problem not carried as much throughout the movie but at the begining it was very over the top, while the ending, well you'll just have to watch it to find out that drama.
So in all I found it funny and really enjoyed it, for the comedy it is.
The film deserves it's place, just under Wonderman, far above Superman but still. It's a comedy, take it for what it is and don't worry. They'll remake the DC world again and hopefully will get it the right balance.