And if you thought the days of action movies using slow motion as a crutch were over, ‘Black Adam’ is bad news for you. Even the battle scenes in are rendered downright youthful, worthy of a yawn.
It doesn’t help that our antihero is as exciting as the flying rocks on the cape. Float through the scene. He and his film fail to capture neither the seriousness nor the humor it aspires to be. Johnson tries to cover up his signature lighthearted comedy delivery with a stony deadpan that sucks all the levity out of each scene in which he appears.
Centineo and Amer are responsible for providing comic relief as goofy sidekick types, but they both hit the same flat note. limited to his brainless reaction to coaching (“Catchphrase, then kill,” he repeats densely after Amon).
The hero’s hint is essential to the film’s persuasiveness about justice and Adam’s lumbering setting as an alternate hero in an era that calls for a finer code of integrity and more aggressive behavior. Heroes like Aquaman are saviors but conveniently overlook Karduk, Amon tells Adam, and when it comes to fighting evil, even the best and good guys in the world are selective and unfair. It suggests that it may become
“There are only heroes and villains out there,” says Hawkman. A character that, despite Hodge’s solid performance, suffers from an incredibly reductive mindset. That way the movie can remake the same point he repeats over the course of two hours. “The world doesn’t need a white knight. eloquently expressed
As the credits roll for “Black Adam,” if you’re still wondering what defines a bad hero or a good antihero, know that at least this movie makes one thing clear. please give me.
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Rated PG-13 for villains met with violent and premature endings. Running time: 2 hours 4 minutes. at the theater.