For anyone out there listening, this will be my last weekly review for awhile. I am still seeing a movie at a theatre every Saturday and have seen some really great movies. Reviews can not exist in a vacuum though, and I am not sure my little missives are being read by anyone. This is not to say that I will completely give up movie reviews, but they will not be coming out weekly. That being said – here we go!!
Black Adam is a DC movie that I found rather meh. I am a fan of The Rock, especially when he is in comedies like “The Jungle Cruise” or “Jumanji”. I thought it might be fun to see him as a superhero, but this movie really wasn’t much fun at all. It all starts out in ancient Kahndaq where Teth Adam is given superpowers by a council of gods. He uses these powers to get revenge on the people who killed his father, so he is imprisoned for 5,000 years, thus turning into Black Adam. Through some very muddled story telling, Adam is released and reluctantly helps to save his hometown from various evil doers. Viola Davis is completely wasted as a feeble sort of Nick Fury, but the storyline doesn’t give her much to do, or even explain what she is up to.
Tasked with bringing in Black Adam are the Justice Council, who seem to be copying (and not in a good way) some of their more superior Marvel counterparts. The Justice Council consists of Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Atom Smasher, and Cyclone. Except for Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan) none of these heroes are interesting or even very powerful. It’s over complicated and jumps all over the place.
I guess Black Adam wasn’t a bad film, it does have its moments, and the CGI is impressive. But if this is the best that DC has to offer, I think I will stick with Marvel.
I will miss your “missives” regarding movies. Often, it is wonderful to read your refreshing views on movies that I am on the fence about, or see if you agree with me on the movie I have just watched. I honestly was hesitant to see Black Adam, especially after my last foray into DC with Aquaman. I will await the journey on-demand. I hope you will continue to post occasionally.
Thank you Kristin. I did find Black Adam to be very similar to Aquaman in tone and writing. I appreciate your feedback!
Oh man, I always look forward to these and use them to help me decide what movies to see! I guess I’ll have to just wait until I see you in person to the scoop on the latest movies.
Thank you Matt. I will still be posting, just not necessarily every week!
I’m sad that I won’t see your reviews as frequently, but I understand. I have been a fan, and agree with quite a lot of your opinions! You’ve even gotten me to take 2nd looks, at a few Films I would have just passed on.
FYI, BTW… in the DC Comics series, Viola Davis is Ananda Waller. Dc and Marvel have often had rival storylines and characters, but Amanda is bot nearly as righteous as Nick Fury. She’s pretty interedting in Suicide squad, Batman and so on. I’ll be curious to see if this script lives up to Viola’s acting…
Thanks Marla. I appreciate the positive feedback. I love Viola Davis but didn’t find her character in Black Adam very inspiring or even interesting.
Thanks!
You are quite welcome!