Review – Aquaman

When I was a kid, I thought being able to breathe underwater (like really breathe, not just wear scuba gear for awhile) would be the best superpower ever. Even as an adult, I wouldn’t turn down the offer. So I’m a little surprised Aquaman never floated anywhere near the top of my list of superheroes. Maybe if his Saturday morning Superfriends incarnation had as much panache as Jason Momoa brings to the role, it might have been a different story. The hero’s grumpy snark aside, this is a standard superhero movie with plenty of the genre’s standbys: action-packed story, flashy effects, elaborate stunt work and so on. The only moment of real cringe was the casting of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Manta (because getting a Black guy to play a criminal named Black Manta …). Mildly amusing