(Non-Spoilery Review) So, I finally saw Black Adam last night and all these reviews and talking in the media about the movie is definitely making a lot more sense now. Overall, this movie is a lot of things, both good and bad, but through all of it, this movie is at least a ton of fun.
- I believe the writing has gotten a bad wrap for this movie, as I found the overall story to be fairly good, even if it didn't flesh out some characters as much as I would have maybe liked
- The directing, execution, editing, dialogue at times, and acting of certain characters to me was much worse than the overall story
- Some of the dialogue is quite good, fun, and pretty hilarious at times
- At least the director can direct action, because the action is top-notch and a ton of fun in this movie. While there is a lot of action, which can get tiring in some movies, it avoids that fatigue by giving you different reasoning, motives and settings for being there with every new action set.
- While some of the actors and acting was quite bad at times (mostly from the mother-son combo), many of the characters and acting was quite good. The Rock is great in the movie, Hawkman is fun, Atom Smasher and Cyclone are serve their purpose well, and Doctor Fate is magnificent. Piece Brosman as Fate is the highlight of the movie for me. Whenever he talked in the movie, he commands your attention and oozes charisma.
- There is more heart-felt moments which hit for me than I expected in this movie
- The cinematography and visuals are very Snyderesque, but with a bit more light, which is exactly what I wanted to see
- Seeing the Justice Society finally pop into the DCEU is pretty cool, even if I don't like Hawk-Man's helmet
- The final battle falls too much into the CGI orgy with mindless canon fodder category for my liking, but it was okay
- The post-credit scene does not disappoint, and there was lots of hooting and hollering in our theater when it came about, not only from me
In the end, I now totally get why this movie is showing one of the biggest divides we've ever seen for a comic-book movie between critics and fans. Is the movie the greatest-made movie ever? Absolutely not, as there is flaws and ridiculousness to be found throughout. However, was this movie a ton of fun and a good time at the movie theater? Most definitely, at least for me, which leads me to encourage everyone to try and see this movie on the big screen. The spectacle of this thing really warrants it, as it would definitely lose some of its fun and charm by simply watching at home. The closest comparisons I'd say for this movie is definitely Venom or Aquaman, and I see it having an equivalently high re-watchability factor. Many times my favorite movies aren't necessarily the movies that are my favorite to re-watch.