Some Fun But Mostly Bad Cheese

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 2019)

There's no question that they really needed to cut at least 40 minutes out of this CGI monster. At times it was way more fun then I was expecting but at a point every new video game type crescendo started to all look the same. The CGI chaos actually became boring.
The plot is nonsensical and the cheesy dialogue was dialed up way past high. By the time the main bad guy declares himself "The Ocean Master" in full over-the-top B-movie mode I reached my cheese limit. Aquaman's power base also seemed all over the map in silly eye rolling ways. One minute he's super-farting a submarine and lifting it out of the water and the next he has trouble lifting his own body weight.
What elevates this movie above the other atrocious DCEU movies that have come before are the visuals, the cast and some of the action beats. The whole Aquaman vs Black Manta scene was a joy to watch. Yes, Black Manta has the silliest and forced inclusion in the movie but it paid off in that brawl.
The entire cast was really good. Mamoa gets the praise but Amber Heard was amazing and perfectly cast. The one edge I can give WB/DC over what Marvel has done is their casting of female leads. As with Wonder Woman, they allow their talent to be complete and captivating. That means strength of character but also not afraid to show female skin or deny that their heroes can be feminine as well as tough. Well played and I hope it continues and hope that Marvel learns from them in that regard.
Overall, more fun than I was expecting and if they limit all the over-used CGI cheese I would want to see more of these characters.