Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Movie spotlight

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023
Movie
124 min
English

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

Insights

IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes37%
Metacritic41/100
Google Users78%
Director: James WanGenres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Plot Summary

Arthur Curry must forge an uneasy alliance with his imprisoned brother Orm to confront Black Manta, who has unleashed a devastating new weapon powered by the ancient Black Trident. The unlikely pair must journey to the dangerous underwater kingdom of Necrus to save their world from irreversible destruction.

Critical Reception

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with many citing a convoluted plot, overreliance on visual effects without a strong narrative core, and uneven performances. Audiences had a similarly divided response, with some enjoying the spectacle and action while others found it lacking in substance compared to its predecessor.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its vibrant visuals and Jason Momoa's charismatic lead performance.

  • Criticized for a messy, overstuffed plot and a lack of cohesive storytelling.

  • Found to be an entertaining, albeit unremarkable, superhero sequel that doesn't quite recapture the magic of the first film.

Google audience: Many Google users enjoyed the action sequences and the chemistry between the lead actors, particularly Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson. However, a significant portion found the plot to be confusing and less engaging than the original "Aquaman" movie, with some expressing disappointment in the underdeveloped villain.

Fun Fact

The script for 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' underwent numerous revisions during pre-production, with reports indicating that even Jason Momoa contributed ideas that were incorporated into the story.

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My Review

TMDB Reviews

9 reviews
cineast78

cineast78

**Enjoyable and not as bad as some people say.** I went into this movie yesterday and didn't expect anything. Could have been trash or bad, I didd't care - I went into this movie because I very much enjoyed the first one, because I like ...

r96sk

r96sk

Quite an underwhelming end to the DCEU. I actually like the DC Extended Universe, only <em>'Justice League'</em> failed to get a thumbs up from me. That is until now, because <em>'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'</em> isn't any good. I admi...

Dark Jedi

Dark Jedi

This could have been a really good movie. Unfortunately it is another one of these movies where the woke asshats in Hollywood sat down and asked themselves, what woke and preachy subject could we cram into the movie? As a result this mov...

JPV852

JPV852

Not great but still highly entertaining that is a good time waster though it does suffer from many of these visual effects-heavy movies (like the Transformers franchise) where the stakes don't feel all that threatening. It also felt odd whe...

ARGMAN

ARGMAN

DC is trying to copy Marvel instead of listening to their audience

hamfaceman

hamfaceman

This movie was really quite terrible. I didn't watch the whole thing, but the parts that I did see were incredibly boring and poorly acted and the underwater stuff looks terrible. 2 hams carved into the shape of fists with the thumbs pointe...

justhappytobehere

justhappytobeher...

Not clear who this movie was made for. Perhaps somewhat worth it to see Khal Drogo get piss dumped into his gaping mouth 3 or so times (twice human, once octopus), but otherwise this is another shit show. There is something particularly obn...

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

So here's good old "Arthur" (Jason Momoa) sitting around the house playing nursemaid to his young son with his wife "Mera" (Amber Heard) whilst all in his underwater kingdom is peaceful. Well not for long! "Black Manta" (Yahya Abdul-Mateen ...

Manuel São Bento

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-review/ "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a 'fine' farewell to the DCEU. Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson's amusing chemistry offers plenty of entertaining momen...