Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was lucky enough to snag tickets to the December 15th showing of this film presented by Atom Tickets through Amazon, exclusively for Prime members. Hopefully this continues, I'd like to see more films in theaters before they open nation wide. The theater was packed, everyone was excited to be there and the film itself I think is the best of the DCEU films to date. Aquaman is a fun popcorn flick, far less serious and dark in tone compared to the rest of the DCEU films, this isn't the edited mess that Batman V Superman or Justice League was. This film really should have released before Justice League. James Wan does a great job here keeping things light, action is fun and peppered throughout. My biggest gripe of the film was some of the music choices, I found some songs to ruin the tone of scenes or just came off as the wrong song for the moment. Performances across the board are generally good, the villains in this film are really strong. Patrick Wilson as Orm, Arthur's (Aguaman) half brother is fun, over the top, and the two of them together have an almost Thor/Loki type relationship that will be fun to watch unfold over future films. Black Manta was my favorite parts of the film, had a very cool 1980's action vibe to his scenes and he felt like a real threat to Arthur. Arthur (Jason Mamoa) seems to have even more fun as Aquaman here than ever before, and seeing him in the iconic Orange and Green costume by act 3 was a highlight. I enjoyed that this film was a bit of a romcom, action film, epic, so there's a little bit for everyone. I liked that it was more fun like Suicide Squad and less serious that some of the other DCEU films. For those looking for a heavy tie in to the rest of the DCEU you may be a little disappointed, this is very much a stand alone film. Humor, action, pacing, acting and visuals are all very well done and make for a solid film from beginning to end. If you've enjoyed Aquaman in the other DCEU films I think you'll really love what gets offered up here. This film comes APPROVED.