I laughed because it was so terrible

Rating: 3/10 (9 March 2019)

This movie is a mess. The acting is awful (except Amber Heard, Mara, who is good 1/2 of the time). The first 15 minutes are a competition between Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Nicole Kidman (the Queen) and Amber Heard for who is the most arrogant, stereotyped character. Kidman (usually a great actress) comes in a close second to Momoma for the most obnoxious character.
Then there's the story. What an incoherent mess. This seems to be something Wan struggles with as he had the same problems in Star Trek 3 (which was also an incoherent mess). The story has no continuity and only the flimsiest of arcs. The characters are the most cliched I've seen in many years. I thought it was a spoof at times.
I will give Wan credit though. He's seriously politically correct. If there's a box to be ticked, irrespective of talent, Wan will do it. However, this movie had a black villain and a female who didn't win every fight. Then, the male and female lead weren't antagonistic to each other - there was actually some romance (naughty, naughty Mr Wan). Finally, Kidman and Heard become doe-eyed and say "Aquaman saved me, what a hero". I nearly died! That was the sort of rubbish that only made it Into the worst of movies 50-60 years ago. Far too much of the time I felt like I was watching a b-grade direct to TV.
This movie will not stand the test of time. There are very few super-hero movies that will. However, this one was definitely below par. Down there with Wonder Woman, Black Panther and some of the Avengers films.
Score: I only gave it 3/10 because it made me laugh at the stream of cliches and it had nice visual effects of Atlantis. I'd almost give it 4 for those two aspects alone, however, delivering bad performances from Defoe and Kidman?!? That's hard to do for a capable director. So, 3/10 stays.