Why is this... not terrible?

Rating: 6/10 (3 June 2020)

First of all, this review is definitely not for anyone who's a fan of the comics. I have no idea what Aquaman is like in the comics.
The only things I knew picking this drunkenly on HBO Max were that:
1. Jason Mamoa was Aquaman.
2. Justice League sucked.
3. I had no desire to see this movie.
From what I understand, if you do know the comics, you may as well stop reading this review cause you're going to hate it. I respect that.
Nonetheless, I watched it and I had to express the fact that it was pretty damn okay. The acting was pretty good, the story was coherent (for the most part), and it kept me entertained.
Will I watch it again? Hell no. Does it rip off countless other films? Oh yeah. Are some of the battle sequences just computer animators getting paychecks while the audience has a seizure? Absolutely.
Still, it was aight. Check it out. It was as good as Wonder Woman probably. Big thanks goes out to DC for keeping my expectations so low that I could write this positive review.