Black Adam
Why did I see this movie? There is still part of a twelve-year-old
boy rattling around in my brain. Sometimes he takes over and I give in.
This is probably one of the worst superhero movies I have
seen. Eighty percent of the movie is just fights and battles. Black Adam does a
lot of mayhem and killing. He is described as the superhero who kills people.
Through out most of the movie Dwayne Johnson has a dower unsmiling face. The
film lacks lighthearted banter which gives these types of films some comic
relief. In part this is an origin story and starts in 2600 BC when he and his
father were slaves toiling in the hills of the ancient kingdom of Kahndaq. The plot is convoluted, going
back and forth from ancient times to the present.
Fighting Black Adam and then allying them selves with him
are Justice League of America consisting of four superheroes. Pierce Bronson,
sporting a distinguished grey goatee, is part of the JSA and he is the
superhero Fate. Among other things Fate can see the future and he can see that
he will not be part of the Black Adam sequel. Viola Davis is on screen for
about one minute. The other actors do an adequate job but not anything remarkable.
The film has a lot of CG but nothing outstanding. Mayhem is the signature of
the movie, and it becomes boring and tedious.
Black Adam is critic proof. In four days, it has an
international box office of $147 million and this does not include the lucrative
Chinese market. With this revenue, the producers can tell Rotten Tomatoes, with
a score of 38%, to go pound sand. DC will use this movie to launch a new franchise
which guarantees sequels.
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