PAINFUL

Rating: 1/10 (2 July 2019)

How many CGI bio-luminescent jellyfish can fit on a movie screen? Dozens and dozens. What I remember is monotonous CGI fast-action undersea battles for 2 hours. And an (evil) Power Ranger dressed in black with a big bug head shooting lasers from its eyes - that's supposed to look scary? It's absolutely cringe worthy. No character development at all - a real lost opportunity since a lot more could have been explored about Aquaman's origin and being different, trying to adapt in the human world, his emotional struggles, etc.. Instead, there's 2 hours of CGI battles (no dialogue) with soldiers riding on shark back, Chernobyl crabs, and squid ships firing laser beams. No actor could save this movie and Jason Momoa's talent and charm were wasted.