Slightly better than MCU but still cliche

Rating: 7/10 (1 January 2019)

The new aquaman comics have been fantastic and this movie plays off of the new line of comics. That is also the downside to this movie - it feels like a string of comics smashed together; it was missing a solid overarching thread to keep everything pieced together. It also felt like they missed out on some scenes that really would have added some depth if they lingered on them a bit more, but instead they raced to the next action scene. I think they wanted to keep things moving, but they missed out on some major scenes to connect with the characters. There was a heavy use of CGI in this movie (as is common with DC movies...), but it was definitely blended better and not as much was used as has been the case in previous DC movies. It was better put together than many recent marvel movies which are beginning to just feel like cliche michael bay films (I'd rate all recent marvel movies between 4-7 out of 10 stars for perspective).