Black Adam – Review
124 Minutes, Rated PG-13
Written by Jaume Collet-Serra
Directed by Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani
**NOTE: this post has been updated with audio of our discussion. You can read Mark’s review below and Ryan’s review HERE, then listen as they discuss the film in more depth.**
Synopsis:
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods-and imprisoned just as quickly-Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Well, it’s upon us. The next chapter in the DCEU. After the uneven past few movies, to put it mildly, Warner Brothers is pinning their hopes to the Dwayne Johnson led Black Adam to rejuvenate the franchise.
And let’s be clear: WB needs to rejuvenate/rehab the DC universe. Rapidly and convincingly.
Suicide Squad/THE Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey, WW84, the Justice League/Snyderverse fiasco, the Batgirl cancellation…
They’ve brought this on themselves. Can they pull it off?
I don’t want to spoil too much, but since literally the biggest spoiler of all was given away by right after the premiere, so I am going to be a bit looser than I might otherwise be.
Here’s the main points:
How might the next iteration of Batman factor in?
How might WB screw this up?
That is a legitimate question, as WB has proven time and again that it can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in terms of its superheroes. Will they drop the ball again?
Overall, this is Black Adam’s movie, and it does what it needs to do to establish that character, to the detriment of developing the other heroes, whom we can only assume will play roles moving forward.
I’d currently put it as my third favorite (not 3rd BEST) DC movie, behind Man of Steel and Wonder Woman, but it’s not even close to that good, but it’s definitely above average.
Black Adam releases exclusively in theaters on October 21 and stars Dwayne Johnson, Sara Shahi, Viola Davis, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Quintessa Swindell, and Noah Centineo.
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