Too much

Rating: 6/10 (14 April 2019)

There are certainly enough reasons to love (or hate) this film. The scenes are shot beautifully and the underwater world looks really stunning. The cgi is sometimes great, but at other times unrealistic for relatively simple scenes (Nicole Kidman diving off into the water). The main problem with this movie is the script. It's too bloated with concepts:

Power struggle
Lost son
Origins
Environmental
Love story
Artifact hunting
Family
Revenge
Two tribes
Hidden world
Antihero
Natural disaster

I felt like watching Troy, Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, Wolverine, The gladiator and Godzilla all at once. Not to mention the antagonist looks and talks like a villain from the power rangers.
Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie, but it was just too much. The epic battle in the end was great but felt forced in and didn't add anything to the story. With everything that's happening the characters feel shallow. Shame because there's a lot of potential here.