Way better than many critics have suggested, this has a decent story, great visuals, and a great cast of actors. I'm not really a fan of Dwayne but he foregoes his usual eye brow rising schtick here and delivers a decent performance.

This might be one of the worst things I've ever seen. I was going to write a whole breakdown of what didn't work and why, but then I realised that this thing isn't worth a single extra moment of my time. I'm merely here to recommend that you don't watch this.

My biggest complaint is that it's hamfisted, but so what? An action movie embracing its best parts and just rolling with the punches instead of being needlessly long trying to explain some of these transitions and motivations? Sign me up for more of that. Black Adam embraces what it is and just dives in head first. It's heavy handed and over the top, and that's hardly a glaring flaw in a super hero movie compared to all of the other things people traditionally get wrong. It doesn't sacrifice its strengths to satisfy critics, but I think those critics forget why we go to the movies in the first place. The fact that WW1984 is well received and this is not shows the hot mess of priorities these people place on films. This cast was great. The action was fun. The story was straight forward and not bogged down. It was fun. Let me repeat that, it was fun. And I want more of that.

I don't get it - it seems written by a teenager just to be a collection of one liners, explanatory scenes and speeches for even the slowest viewers, wannabe cool moments, explosions, unnecessary destruction, overuse of CGI and characters who are there just as plot fillers: the overly-enthusiastic-always-chatty-annoying teenager whose only point is to act carelessly and bring the story forward, the nice and nerdy brother, the smart doctor, the flirty youngsters... I don't watch these kind of movies for subtleties and I take into account a fair amount of suspension of disbelief but this was just uninspired stuff, half of which is fights and chases dragged and dragged and dragged, all caused by people seeing the world in black and white just for the sake of reaching the 2 screen hours milestone (you know like people making dumb decisions in horror movies). The Suicide Squad had the usual DC elements in an original and captivating mixture. This is a generic blockbuster, in the worst meaning of the word

It certainly delivers on the action pretty much the whole runtime is non-stop over the top action. It's a lot of stupid fun but if you're looking for something logic and compelling this is not your movie. The dialogue is often cringe and the overuse of slow-motion sequences can be off putting. There's lots of comedy thrown in but it doesn't always land. The action sequences are mostly great but sometimes misplaced and the CGI has it's flaws. The Rock did a good job at portraying a charismatic and layered Black Adam. He feels very much overpowered and unstoppable I have to say the thought of having him go up against Superman is exciting. Although i'm not convinced this was a good origin story/introduction. By the end of the movie i'm still not entirely sure who the man underneath the suit is at the core. I mean we got some flashbacks of 5000 years ago but he just lacks depth in the present. My favorite character was Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan) I hope we get more of him. Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) was a great addition. Cyclone and Atom Smasher add nothing to the story really. It's quite surprising that in the same year WB gives us something as layered and serious as *The Batman* and *Black Adam*, a corny, cliché and very simple action flick. Not that they need to be compared It's ok to do something different but I was prepared for a certain level of quality that represents the company. I was tolerating the sillyness of the movie until the last third of the movie it just got downhill with the main villain... A bit too much sillyness for me. That being said I probably would of loved it if I was a kid.