A cliché story saved by CGI

Rating: 4/10 (25 May 2019)

To be honest, the concept of Aquaman could easily have fallen flat on it's face but somehow it doesn't. It's visually impressive and Jason Momoa manages to make it believable. However, that is not enough. The storyline feels mindlessly lightweight with it's cliché violence and predictable romance. In spite of the excellent CGI and the environmental message it tries to convey, it just doesn't resonate enough. It's certainly not as terrible as Tom Cruise's "Mummy" (what is?) but it's not that great either. The dialogue is pathetic at times and a lot of the action scenes feel way too long and only made to fill out time and mask a lack of substance.
If there is a follow up I really hope the authors work harder on the script and rely less on CGI saving the day.