I liked it, but I know it could have been so much better.

Rating: 7/10 (19 April 2019)

To this day, the best movie DCEU has provided it is still Wonder Woman. Aquaman falls into a second place, it is mainly a decent film with several flaws. I can't get over the fact of how dreadful the CGI is. I mean, I can understand that in the DCU's first movie they may not get it right, but after several releases and millions of viewers complaining about that same aspect, why wouldn't they try to improve it? Aquaman fails to deliver a believable proportion of action and visual effects, in terms of how realistically they should go together. Black Manta was such a weak rival, poorly acted, unlike the rest of the cast whom I thought did a pretty good job. Jason Momoa is fantastic as the titular character; Amber Heard and WIlliam Dafoe properly delivered Mera and Vulko; Nicole Kidman was fairly good in her portrayal of Atlanna; and Patrick Wilson did a phenomenal task in giving life to King Orm. Some visuals were cool, some of the music was not (Pitbull); the scene in Italy was fantastic, I had a blast watching that.
I am almost certain that if the CGI had been great, it would have changed my vision regarding the picture as a whole, but to me it was entertaining nonetheless. The cast is what does it for me, the story could have been a lot better, or it could have been executed in a more non-generic fashion. I have to give it to Jason Momoa, from the moment he was cast we all knew he had a difficult task in playing a superhero that has been a laughing stock for decades, and yet he made Aquaman cool for nearly everyone! Although, the Arthur Curry from the DC Animated Universe is badass as well. Decent effort from DCEU, but I expect much more, as I'm sure many other fans do too.