Spectacular All Around

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2019)

This movie, to me, was spectacular all around. I was pleasantly surprised at both the "Earthy, human love" elements and quick spots of humor that subtly permeated the movie - how Arthur came into being, incidents at various points of his childhood, and how he was trained as a warrior. You don't see that in many Superhero movies. Oh yeah, there was that Wonder Woman movie. I loved Arthur's reluctant hero attitude, smart mouth, and negative view toward his Mother's people. How would you feel about them if you knew what he knew?
The story line was straightforward and clear, the bad guys weren't really without cause but still needed to be put down, and the movie did not drag along. Actually, the action was virtually non-stop throughout the movie. The casting was awesome. Momoa, Kidman, Heard, Dafoe, and Wilson seemed to be made for their roles - most of all Jason Momoa. Who but he could have done as well as Arthur?
And the CGI/graphic portions of the movie were amazing. James Wan was able to let it all hang out here - I think partially because a lot of the movie takes place under water, we get a chance to see CGI in all it's three-dimensional glory. I remember thinking while watching that I had not seen such visually stunning scenes in a movie since Avatar - and, no, I'm not saying this movie in any way matches up with Avarar; just some of the amazing visual aspects.
This is an outstanding movie. Go see it on the big screen!