Black Adam

Black Adam

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.

  • Released: 2022-10-19
  • Runtime: 124 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Uli Latukefu, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari, James Cusati-Moyer, Bodhi Sabongui, Mo Amer, Tang Nguyen, Rahiem Riley, Donny Carrington, Joseph Gatt, Chaim Jeraffi, Viola Davis, Henry Cavill, Jennifer Holland, Djimon Hounsou
  • Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
 Comments
  • pmerrill-38726 - 18 June 2024
    Nearly unwatchable...
    Don't even know where to start with this "movie." Bludgeoning the audience with the exposition is just brutal. There is NOTHING subtle about this product. If they have any sort of story point, don't worry - you won't miss it because they'll explain it right to your face.

    I guess that maybe this is just product for dumb people. The dialogue is terrible, the pacing is a mess, there is no consistent tone for more than thirty seconds, and about seven storylines to make up for the fact that none of them are any good.

    I'm so glad I saw this for free on Tubi, because I'd have been angry to have spent more than my time on this junk. Such a terrible movie. It's not even fun.
  • Platypuschow - 18 April 2024
    Black Adam: Pretty much spot on what I expected
    Plot

    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.

    Cast

    Dwayne Johnson fronts in a very uninspired performance, Quintessa Swindell entertains, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan and then Henry Winkler has a bizarre cameo appearance as well.

    Verdict

    I recognize that the MCU has arguably stalled to a degree but the DCU, did it ever really get started? Black Adam is yet another dire contribution that doesn't feel connected to this "Universe" they've created and feels like a mid 90's standalone superhero movie complete with every cliche, weak humor, a CGI bad guy, generic faceless cgi minions and just brings absolutely nothing to the table.

    The kid is deeply annoying, the cast feel like they're there for the payday and the payday alone, bringing a charismatic individual like the Rock in to play a practically stoic role was baffling and blast why does it bother me so much that they didn't give Black Adam hair?! It shouldn't bother me but it does oddly.

    Black Adam is the definition of a big dumb cgi laden throwaway film and just the latest example of why the DCU consistently fails to entertain.

    Rants

    Did the DCU ever really stand a chance?

    • They were competing against the vastly superior MCU
    • They cast people who just weren't committed to the long term project
    • Multiple backstage dramas and controversies
    • Sketchy inconsistent writing and simply too many unengaging movies


    The Good

    Quintessa Swindell

    The Bad

    Weak performances Couldn't be any more uninspired Weirdly boring for such an action packed movie Just feels "Throwaway" Johnson doesn't even try here That kid, SO annoying.