A Solid Entry in the Superhero Genre

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2019)

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I enjoyed this film immensely. Much more "whimsical" (not unlike Marvel's- Black Panther) than previous DC entries. The story was very much the "hero's journey/quest" with really intense battles saved for Act 3. Although pollution of the oceans was admonished, it was not overly "preached" to get in the way of the story. James Wan's direction managed to bring Arthur Curry/Aquaman to vivid reality and Jason Momoa was delightful in the part. With a good "back-story", it explains his modern colloquial speech in Justice League perfectly. Happy to see Willem Defoe as a good-guy and Amber Heard was a thoughtful and dryly funny Mera. Patrick Wilson brought his "A-game" as the co-villain with an intense turn by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the bookend villain, Manta. The villains carried "dimension" and were not just "cookie-cutter". Beautiful filming and well executed CGI along with many bows to the comic and the Saturday Morning cartoon, Super Friends as far as the actualization of Aquaman went. I would give the film a solid B+ to A-. Hope to see more adventures with Arthur/Aquaman.