Now that was just silly.

Rating: 5/10 (6 March 2019)

Aquaman is just the next comic book hero movie to come along that nobody in particular asked for. Part of the underwhelming DC universe its a surprise that this movie was released based on the bad reviews of so many of the DC universe cannon. It was a strange decision to release the Justice League movie which was an ensemble cast before each of the individual characters had their own movies released.
Back to Aquaman. The basic story is that Aquamans mother (Nicole Kidman) is cast out of her underwater kingdom and is taken in by a lighthouse keeper, played by Temuera Morrison. Fast forward and Aquaman is born and his mother is dragged away by some angry Aquaworld police in space uniforms. This sets the tone for the movie as it seems that any time we have any relative quiet, something explodes. This a repeated theme throughout which begins to seem laughable on repetition. Another odd motif is the use of shouting. Not people shouting in arguments using actual words, just AAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGHHH for no real reason. Trust me this happens. Although this is supposed to be an underwater story it really looks like a sci-fi set in space with lazers, space ships and space suits. At one point it actually looks like Tron Legacy and even sounds like the Tron Legacy soundtrack, this cant have been a mistake?
As for the actual storyline its quite hard to keep up as it seems to bounce around quite a bit, there is a subplot about an evil pirate who is out for revenge against Aquaman called Manta, but he should really be called Frog Helmet due to his ridiculous costume. Watching the movie you basically forget he exists until BOOOM, another explosion and there he is. I warned you about the Booms.
Despite a few well known faces the acting is quite poor, Aquamans is case in point, he seems to chew his words and it looks like the only reason he got the role was his looks. His jokes and pretty much all of the jokes in the movie fall flat.
Some of the visuals are impressive but its a 95% CGI movie and despite the sheer amount of onscreen action its neither engaging or exciting. Its a very Zach Snyder type of movie, at times dark visuals with slow mo but a very hollow experience.
You could easily stick this on to watch while you tidy your house but I doubt that it would be enough to draw you in to make you give up the housework.
It can be interesting visually at times but with a messy script, zero emotional content, sub par acting and very little to remember after. Still, you will have managed to complete over two hours worth of housework with some flashing lights and loud noises for company.