A QUINN REVIEW: AQUAMAN

AQUAMAN

(2018)

AGE: 13+

85% SWEET

So What’s the Story?

Arthur Curry, the son of a lighthouse keeper, and the queen of Atlantis soon learns that he is the true heir to the throne, but knows that he can not leave the surface. However he soon learns that his half brother king Orm plots to rage war upon the surface world. Therefore Arthur is forced to go back to his world, and take his rightful place as king, and stop the war. To do this he must find the indestructible trident forged from Poseidon himself that can be used for good or evil. With the help of Princess Mera, the fate of two worlds is in his hands.

Is It Worth Your While?

DC has not been a good franchise over the years, but with the shockingly good Wonder Woman, I thought wow good job, but now that Aquaman has hit, I thought could DC continue this streak of good movies. Aquaman blew me away! First of all the directing by James Wan, known director from Furious 7, and the Conjuring franchise. Used pure creativity, and a pure sense of wonder bringing to life unimaginable worlds, and ideas that are just so amazing that it’s hard not to like them. He also incredibly directed action scenes with amazing special effects, and graphics. Next I thought that the special effects were pretty much as good as any great MARVEL film. In other words, they sure improved off of other DC adaptations. The worlds, the action, and a great kiss at the end surely deserves at least a nomination in the Sweet, Sweet awards. Also I thought that the musical score was awesome, dark, and just got stuck in your head (in a good way) after you finished the film. In addition the story’s plot was similar to other films such as Black Panther, but was also so much more. Next I thought that the script was filled with humor, and emotion that was just hard to resist. Are there any flaws with Aquaman? Well one in particular that brought it down from at least a 90% score. I thought that there were so many good opportunities to end the movie, and build more suspense. I mean I liked the final fight, but since Aquaman 2 is already in the works, maybe they could of had it then. Overall Aquaman has creative special effects, great directing, a great script, and story, but a small flaw of too many endings.

How Was the Cast?

The cast in Aquaman did an outstanding job. First we have Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman. He was funny, realistic, and packed the most power in the movie with his amazing, and irresistable performance that can’t be missed. He worked perfectly with the character, and the script, plus the some of the sickest hair you will ever see. Next we have Amber Heard as Princess Mera. Although it seems she is mostly trying to be like Scarlett Johansson throughout the movie, she actually does a pretty good job playing the role. She was also realistic, and funny providing a good joke here, and there. Third we have Willem Dafoe as Vulko. He worked well with the training scenes, and his part of the script while providing a great performance for the character. Kind of reminding you of the next Obi Wan Kenobi. He never really does bad in films such as Spider-Man or now Aquaman. He can easily provide emotion, and a sense of realism into the movie. Fourth, and finally we have Patrick Wilson as King Orm. Scary, realistic, and suiting the villain well comes Patrick Wilson playing the half brother of Arthur Curry. He did well with the action, and his script, and was perfect for the role of a bad guy. Plus his chemistry with other actors was serious, and overall great.

Aging ‘the Trident’

Aquaman has tons of action throughout the movie. Laser fights, hand to hand combat, explosions. There are frightening creatures that live in a very dark world, there are also monsters, and other types of creatures in the movie. However it teaches the message of never giving up, and teamwork that would be very inspirational to see.

Buy Aquaman on Amazon for $9.99 or rent it for 3.99