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.