Film Review - Aquaman
Aquaman (2018), PG-13, 2h 23 min - Live action DC films have had a very spotty track record over the last few years. Previously, last year's Wonder Woman had really been the only one that had been well received. I personally feel that Aquaman will be the second. The funny thing is, it has more than a couple similarities with Wonder Woman: an outside the box director for a big, superhero film (in this case horror/thriller aficionado James Wan), a lead actor who didn't necessarily seem right when first announced (Jason Momoa), and a script/story that was allowed to stand on its own as opposed to being shoe horned into some greater, expanded universe plan. I certainly don't mean to bash any of the other DCEU films (I probably enjoyed them more than most, even considering their downfalls), but I have always felt like WB/DC rushed the expanded universe concept in an attempt to catch up with the record breaking Marvel Cinematic Universe. As a resul...