AWFULMAN

Rating: 1/10 (15 March 2019)

It's a super-hero blockbuster, & we aren't supposed to look at things that are meant to be just fun with criticism, but I say that if it noticeably stinks, it wasn't fun. - Topical, simplistic, & uninspired writing (for 7-to-10 year olds?) - Bad wigs, weird CGI speed-ups, inappropriate/shifting & confused musical choices for various scenes, humor that isn't funny (armpits that smell underwater isn't funny, it's stupid - this stuff is for little kids that love performance wrestling.) - Ageist & sexist, with a touch of racial stereotyping thrown in. - The VIP 'Atlantean' woman is a wife and mother, then just disappears - how original! - Once independent on the surface of the planet in a tight jumpsuit with dyed hair, we get a later version of another female character that devolves into a concubine, arranged-marriage wife. Yay. - The token women get stretchy, form-fitting iridescent costumes. Most dudes get armor or tactical gear. Sea Man gets nothin' but tats, contact lenses, hair product, & motorcycle chic. WEARING BOOTS IN THE OCEAN IS DUMB. - Oh, you got your mom's magic trident weapon? That's nothing compared to your dad's 'sacred' one! Hers is "powerful, but flawed, like her." Nice. WHAT MISOGYNIST IS WRITING THIS?!? - "She's crazier than I thought." Powerful, adventurous women are 'crazy'. Garbage! - All of the over-45-year-old actors have CGI cosmetic surgery, because aging is sooo ugly? - Those with the darkest skin have anger issues. What a twisted cultural cesspool!