Review of Black Adam (2022) by Ethanrucker — 21 Oct 2022
Black Adam is an overstuffed movie that never finds its rhythm and feels awkward more than it feels exciting and fun. I liked the overall story when you look at it from afar, but when you dig into the details, that's where the movie misses its mark.
The worst part from Black Adam is the dialogue, there's too many moments where you cringe and want to stuff your head in a pillow. It never found an identity or flow within the story, it tried to be too much in a 2 hour span.
The writers could have taken a different approach with the political messaging and write about what's happening in the Middle East today, but decided to write a generic "we are oppressed by foreign invaders" story and never dove into it.
I liked the major plot points that the story got to in each act, but again when looking into the details of how we got there thats where the story isn't as ironed out as it should be. The action is fun and looks great, but honestly you will enjoy this movie just as much by watching the action scenes on Youtube once it's released.
Another high end DC movie and yet again they are still struggling to find their identity in the superhero genre.
This review of Black Adam (2022) was written by Ethanrucker on 21 Oct 2022.
Black Adam has generally received mixed reviews.
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