Set after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), this movie recounts the story of one of DC's superheroes, Aquaman. The story starts with a man who works as a lighthouse keeper, Tom Curry. Tom manged to save the princess Atlanna from a real danger, the thing that leads them to enter a romantic relationship and they bring their child, Arthur Curry. Arthur has a superpower of communicating with marine lifeforms. Although the people don't need him as a ruler because he is a half-breed, he has to fight for them when a group of pirates come to invade Atlantis.
Kinda fun, mostly due to Momoa's charisma and presence, and the underlying sense of levity. Aquaman doesn't suck any more, but he definitely needs a better vehicle than this.
Veteran cinematographer Don Burgess's widescreen images beguile, and Bill Brzeski's production design impresses mightily, but next time, someone please give Momoa and company some memorable dialogue.
The bright spots (Momoa, that octopus) can be difficult to really relish amid the oceans of exposition and a typically pulverizing, overelaborate screenplay.
Had this movie arrived as recently as two years ago, it might have been heralded as a higher-end superhero movie. Things have changed, however, in both the DCEU and the MCU.
