Black Adam

Black Adam

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

  • Released: 2022-10-19
  • Runtime: 124 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
  • Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Uli Latukefu, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari, James Cusati-Moyer, Bodhi Sabongui, Mo Amer, Tang Nguyen, Rahiem Riley, Donny Carrington, Joseph Gatt, Chaim Jeraffi, Viola Davis, Henry Cavill, Jennifer Holland, Djimon Hounsou
  • Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
 Comments
  • jamalace - 24 May 2024
    How each character got there powers
    I like this movie because it shows how the character got his super powers. Superman is born with his powers. And both black adam and shazam yells the the name SHAZAM to activate their powers. I like how ruthless Black Adam shows he is not to be mess with but fear. Superman shows he nothing to be mess with but respected. Shazam is nothing to be mess with but Accepted. I also like how Black Adam shows he can be both a hero and villain when he wants to. When he was a child he wanted to have peace and freedom for his nations and the people who have been oppressed there. Plus he doesn't have a cape.
  • Mike_Devine - 7 April 2024
    A failed 'Justice League'-junior
    Why are DC films such unfun watches? This question comes up once again in 2022's 'Black Adam.' Notable in that it's Dwayne Johnson's debut as a titular superhero character, 'Adam' is a bit on the darker side compared to previous entries in the DCEU, but that doesn't improve things.

    The film is like a 'Justice League'-junior, introducing some side characters who almost come off as a C-rate 'Avengers' (Pierce Brosnan's Dr. Fate as a knockoff Dr. Strange, Noah Centineo's Atom Smasher as a less goofy Ant-man, etc.). Johnson delivers his lines in the most monotonous way that resembles a more serious version of nearly every role he's ever played. Nevertheless, he's able to command the scenes he's in, but this isn't enough to carry a movie.

    There are so many unnecessarily cheesy scenes that are interspersed with pretty violent fight sequences that feel so disjointed from each other. There's also a lack of depth to the characters; again, they just swoop in here and we're supposed to automatically care about Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell)? No offense to any of the actors, its' just unfair to judge their performances given how little background we have on them.

    'Black Adam' was supposed to be the start of a new post-Snyder mini franchise. Instead, it is a big swing and an even bigger miss.
  • hamidhgh - 20 January 2024
    It was a childish movie
    The first time when I saw thrillers on social media I thought this is the best movie. Unlike my expectations it was a childish movie that waste my time.

    Although the main artist is rock, it was like a nightmare. Dialogues were simple, characters were fake and the story was a disaster. I think it is suitable for teenagers.

    A child form friendships with the main character who is an aggressive person in an easy way. After that, they save the world. To me it is ridiculous.

    Not only is it time-wasting, but also it is wasting money. I think individuals who don't watch the movie yet, don't lose anything. Instead of watching this, I suggest going out and playing with your dog😂 For sure you will be more satisficated.
  • mankhan67 - 9 January 2023
    Yet another most horrible Marvel relaase
    I do not know here to start and where to end, its like watching a Japanese video game. All possible CGs are there and surely Japanese would have helped em to make such CGs. Nothing real at all, all is 100% fake and total waste of time and money. NO story no acting, even visuals are not appealing at all. Am am sure Marvel is totally inclining towards toddlers or small kids. I just continue to watch this movie to enjoy audio as audio is good though. Marvels are out of stories and only stupidities are filling their brains and they can help humanity with all they money they waste on making such movies.
  • Robosharp - 7 January 2023
    Is this what cinema is now??
    I got fifty minutes in and couldn't watch anymore. It was simply a waste of time. This was a generic CGI fest that moved at cartoon pace.

    There have been so many of these type films in recent times, I've lost count. You would think that cinemagoers would call time on it but apparently not. The youth of today seem to lap this kinda crap up and therefore the movie companies will keep churning them out.

    Please Hollywood, please, take a chance on something different. Something original, something with a story. A story that we get lost in, gripped by. Something that leaves you stuck in your seat at the end, too captivated to move. Remember those films? Feels like a long long time ago.

    Black Adam is none of the above and quite frankly the contrary. Thought it might at least be funny having the Rock in it - it isn't.
  • shashi-56938 - 6 January 2023
    Worth a miss easliy
    The two stars are given for Dwayne & the other for the initial description of the story & elaboration of the characters(setting the tone ,types !!!). Else, i found everything to be unrealistic. Though there is an effort to define the characters, does not look convincing.

    So is the story line. Waited till the end only to have this question.

    Why was this movie made ? Why did i even want to see it !!

    I guess the answer to it is, the makers forcing themselves to have a super hero. Now it can be argued if the super hero is for the audience or for the producers to take them to the bank ;)

    All in all a movie that should be skipped.
  • fuelrodx - 2 January 2023
    Wildly Entertaining
    The thing that stands out in this flick is that there is more action than I'm used to seeing in a single film. It was chock full. Loved the scenes where Hawkman and Adam are either arguing or duking it out. It had its humor. The acting I think, was done well by everyone and the plot was decent. Lots of CGI. The kid was pretty good with that skateboard too. And OMG, how does Dwayne Johnson stay so bulked up? He must drink gallons whey protein a day. I would say that a lot of thought was put into the film and when that is so, it's usually because you have a good director and good script working. Oh well, it was fun.
  • jstevensonlv - 1 January 2023
    Home Alone and Marvel Blend
    Awful movie. It tries to conjure both Home Alone and Marvel movies. What I mean is that it is painfully formulaic, predictable, and the ultimate, poorly done, rehash (and mashup) of every hero and kiddo movie with it's fifth grade level humor, forced semi-sarcastic but intended to be clever dialogue, and utterly unimaginative conflicts. The Rock was great, but the direction and writing were poor. Brave child hero who outwits bad guys from his skateboard kinda crap will be your fair warning that you are in for a bad movie.

    Plainly put, DC is stuhruggling (!) to put forward anything remotely as compelling as Marvel... and I grew up on DC and loved all their characters.
  • debbieallen-52699 - 31 December 2022
    Not awful.
    It wasn't awful, but it was a disappointment, mainly because I am such a Dwayne Johnson fan. So much of this movie was spent proving Black Adam was a bad person that you knew he had to turn around to good before it was all over with. The characters were a little campy and didn't seem very comfortable in their roles. Pierce Brosnan was especially stiff and not very interesting at all. It was also just a little too much action so that the story got jumbled up along the way and I had to watch it again to really figure out what was going on. It wasn't too bad just a let down from what I was expecting.
  • barhomu - 29 December 2022
    Messy & copying avengers
    DC are trying so hard to compete with Marvel but their movies lacks character building and superhero charisma.. black Adam is not an exception to this .. nothing special just another superhero that is rapidly built and events sequence lost with the movie playing until the end.. I love Dwayne acting but in this movie he is so average and what was so special about him before was lost in this movie.. Dr. Fate is copying Dr. Strange of marvel with his superpower of seeing future and ability to mirror multiverse.. Atom smasher is a bad copy of Ant-man of Marvel.. DC have to think ahead to take the lead over Marvel.