 What is going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overload here So this would be my spoiler free review for black Adam. I try to keep it a spoiler free as I can help it But this movie is starring Dwayne Johnson aka the rock as many of you know WWE fans out there who watch me No, I'm a WWE fan. We know him as the rock first and foremost He stars in the titular role as black Adam this movie revolves around that character nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods and in prison justice quickly Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world Now when it comes to this movie, I saw it last night. I believe it's coming out this week Today, I think I've seen screens showing as early as three o'clock this afternoon in my location But this movie black Adam Honestly was an action-packed mix bag of a movie on one hand You had some very cool themes being explored related to superhero moralities But that isn't necessarily breaking new ground either for this genre of films on the other hand those themes are lost Somewhere in a sea of endless action sequences that keep you entertained But they also wear you the hell out like black Adam. I would say is not a bad movie It's also just not that great the writing for the film can't be frustrating at times Especially I just found it to be frustrating for me when considering how many characters specifically related more so to the Justice Society Are underdeveloped one-dimensional for a big majority of the film these same characters are also The Justice Society that being they're the same these same characters are also what saved the film from its rocky start Which also makes it even more frustrating that They're here keeping this afloat and keeping it entertaining and engaging and they're so underdeveloped But that's what happens when you have a movie where everyone's sharing the screen constantly the movie was no time getting to the action and of course There should be over-the-top sequences spread throughout a superhero movie related to action But there is what there is where your problem lies the action sequences and black Adam are never ending I don't I didn't feel as though they were spread out with a story intertwined in them. Yes, there's a story Obviously, there's a conflict. There's a villain and there's going to be a solution It's just that everything felt like it was just jumbled all together in a blender of Nonsense mostly Thus with this your characters are hard to connect to which then weakens any emotional impact that certain deaths should have had At least the film gave black Adam the most compelling arc as it should Sadly the movie to my memory anyway had a desire to also convince you that black Adam is a dangerous threat going on a murderous rampage We know it had the anti-hero thing going on for it When I was watching the movie all I could think of is how cool it would be to see black Adam versus Hancock because I remember when I first saw Hancock back in today. That's the first person. I thought of I'm like this is like black Adam, but What's wrong with this messaging here that they're trying to push with black Adam? We see it in the trailers to it falls a little flat when you pay attention to the fact that all he's doing is Killing bad guys had a couple of innocents died at his hands Then the justice of society's ever to stop black Adam's ways would have been more impactful The exposition dumping at the start is pretty pointless too because the film features several flashbacks Related to the same unnecessary dumping that just happened at the start a lot of this movie is gonna feel like you're watching one of Those superhero movies from the early 2000s the film's villain is pretty lackluster too I cannot deny though that that third act was pretty fantastic compared to the rest of the movie Perhaps the biggest turnoff in the writing though will be the political messaging that can grow tiresome And it does seem like it's all over the movie. I didn't expect this movie to really be So heavy-handed in the messaging related to politics Dwayne I would say did do a great job as black Adam and every performance was solid Black Adam just felt so unoriginal in his presentation from the moment it started and it relied way too much on being a visual spectacle versus combining that with a Cast of characters that you want to root for that you care for Feel connected to they're just there because there's so much going on That's always taken away from any time you would have to spend with the characters and develop them flesh them out They're all again pretty much one-dimensional if it hasn't been made clear already pacing is a major problem with this movie Action sequences again go on and on and on but time with the characters is probably reduced to one to two minutes when the chances are there There are moments in the movie where there is tension and things that get you on the edge And I would also say that the score is pretty phenomenal Though I can also see many people praising the score because the score I would say keeps this movie alive at times where it would probably be dead because The act you see was is they're gonna drain you out. They sincerely are they're going to drain you out The thing about this though is that superhero movie fans like myself That is going to be enough to at least keep the movie entertaining But if that is all you care about then black Adam might be a movie you would consider to be good I myself though do not consider this to be a good movie. I also do not consider it to be a bad movie I consider it to be a movie that kind of highlights a lot of the things I thought we were stepping away from with superhero movies Considering how much of this movie did indeed again remind me of like superhero movies from the 2000s It reminded me of those and then it also again rely way too much on being a visual spectacle The story with the characters is pretty Meh when you sit back and recognize that all this movie is interested in is being a carnage highlight reel That is the problem with the movie. It's pacing the necessities It just feel be overly reliant on that and kind of just say hey, let's put together this Subpar story and let the rest do the do the work itself to me that keeps the movie entertaining But it what it does not do is then make black Adam It's something I will say is one of the best superhero movies that we've gotten this year because it's not it's probably one of the worst I Don't know if there's any other big major superhero movies They're supposed to come out this year, but black Adam to me so far has not been the best It's been one of the worst and I might be on I might be on this island alone My favorite superhero movie this year still has been that Dr. Strange movie that we got earlier this year But I might be again on that island alone by myself, but in comparing it to black Adam I would think that's more superior because black Adam again it really is hurting itself by how little it decided to flesh out its characters and Just let that narrative breathe the more it's so reliant on the action It's way too relying on the action if I were going to rate this out of 10 I feel like I'm probably being too harsh, but I'm going to give it a 5.5 out of 10 It's a movie that I would say is all right. It's something that I think could have been much better Had it not have relied so much on being this larger than life spectacle, which in and of itself with the CGI It's not really the best thing out there. It's also not the worst. I just know that with all these great performances You could have focused more on the story to give me a reason to care about the characters that are on my screen Because most of the time I did not let me know what you guys think about all this down the comment section below If you haven't already of course make sure you subscribe turn on post notifications that you never miss a video in the description I will have links on my social media accounts. I am on Facebook Twitter and Instagram You can message me there of course to let me know if there are any movies news or reviews You'll let me cover in the future and with all that in mind guys. I will see you in the next video