Aquaman makes box office splash? More like splat.

Rating: 2/10 (25 December 2018)

If you care about great acting, dialogue, and character development, maybe this is not the movie for you. James Wan should stick with the jump scare horror movies, because this movie was an embarrassment, compared to his Insidious series.
Jason Momoa, scenery, and the kraken: maybe the only positives of this movie. It also has a good message: Be humble, a true king fights for everyone, not only his people.
But why the bad rating?
1. Awful Dialogue! This movie is stuffed with cheesy one liners, and horribly basic dialogue throughout. This made it hard to really enjoy the movie. I understand this movie is rated PG-13 and mainly meant for children to see, but it really could have been better.
2. Bad acting. The dialogue did make it hard for the actors to really shine with what they were given. However, the man who played Black Manta was not very good. As a revenge character, he just looked like a mad child and was unconvincing. Patrick Wilson also disappointed in this movie. Nicole Kidman did do a good job with the small role she was given though.
3. Overuse of CGI. The underwater scenery was good, very glowy and spectacular like in Avatar. However, the metal suit CGI was pretty bad. Much too shiny and unconvincing. (Iron Man did it better)
4. Bad costumes! Queen Atlanta, Mera, and Aquaman's fish scale suits looked like they had been bought at a Halloween store. The sleeve ends showed too much and the scales looked like they had been drawn on. Some CGI could have been used here, to add dimension to them.
5. Romance? Where? The romance between Mera and Aquaman seemed like an after thought. Just one scene showing real connection would have helped. Very flat and business like relationship. She helps him, he helps her, and then they end up together somehow.
Despite all this, the movie was an okay way to waste time and the children enjoyed it.