One word: "Craptastic"

Rating: 5/10 (10 February 2019)

I have never seen such an effort to try and keep a sinking ship afloat. Jason Momoa is a fun actor. There's no denying that. He tried his heart out to make the best of what is certainly the worst dialogue in the last 10 years.
Nicole Kidman is always a charmer, however this movie somehow dulled her usually effervescent glow. The actress can deliver a line, the problem here is just that there was nothing good to deliver. Amber Heard is lovely yet quite boring in the role she hoped would define her. Still, Johnny Depp didn't deserve her.
The most confusing fight scenes ever seen on film are present throughout, and this is probably the weakest storyline since Independence Day 2.
I can't fathom how anyone saw this movie and thought "Wow! That's the best thing I've ever seen!" My teenage daughter, who is a lover of all things superhero, agreed with me wholeheartedly that the CGI work on this film was substandard, horrible dialogue seems to have been made up on the fly, and the giant Seahorses knocks you off scale because we all know Seahorses are just a few inched high. At one point my daughter turned to me and said "dad, how big are the Altantians, like 4" tall?" We both cracked up at that mental imagery.
The DCEU still does not compare with the MCU. It just doesn't. It never will. I loved Wonder Woman, but that was in spite of the story, not because of it. Gal Gadot is just fantastic, and wonderful to watch.
This movie had me looking at the clock. That's never a good thing. I wanted to give this movie a 4, but my daughter said it had more redeeming qualities than that. I relented.
I can't believe I live in a world where people think this is a great movie, and Trump is a great president. I mean, c'mon man!