Black Adam

Name: Black Adam
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Released: October 21, 2022
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Aldis Hodge, Angel Rosario Jr., Bodhi Sabongui, Chaim Girafi, Donny Carrington

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 21, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Aldis Hodge, Angel Rosario Jr., Bodhi Sabongui, Chaim Girafi, Donny Carrington, Dwayne Johnson, James Cusati-Moyer, Joseph Gatt, Marwan Kenzari, Mohammed Amer, Natalie Burn, Noah Centineo, Odelya Halevi, Pierce Brosnan, Quintessa Swindell, Rahiem Riley, Sarah Shahi, Uli Latukefu, Viola Davis

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

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 125 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Oct 21, 2022

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and featuring a remarkable lead performance by Dwayne Johnson, the spiky and majestic Black Adam is one of the best DC superhero films to date. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Oct 18, 2022

Make no mistake: Black Adam proceeds with predictable action sequences, tiresome fight scenes and the now-requisite sacrifice of a major character. But it’s that seasoning of radical politics — the theme, expressed in the film as a question of whether freedom fighters should have to play by the rules of war — that gives it a bit of spice. Whether that’s enough to set Black Adam apart in a world that already arguably has too many superhero movies, is unclear. Read full review

Kevin Harley

Oct 18, 2022

Fast, fierce, fuzzy: nicely unruly, naggingly undisciplined, Johnson’s live-action DC bow strains to entertain but struggles to breathe amid the noise. Read full review

Rachel LaBonte

Oct 18, 2022

Though suffering from repetitive plot beats and thin characters, Black Adam is powered by Johnson's performance and its promise of an exciting future. Read full review

David Fear

Oct 18, 2022

Viewed as a light star vehicle with a lot of VFX — a soft Rock movie — it’s simply ho-hum. The issue is with everything else happening onscreen around him. Even by the DCEU’s dodgy standards, it’s a mess in a cape. Read full review

Witney Seibold

Oct 18, 2022

If the entire function of "Black Adam" is to set up a fight between Adam and Superman, as Johnson has said in public, perhaps skip a "Black Adam" movie and make only a 50-minute-long fight sequence. "Black Adam" is so hard to watch, it might make us want to skip the pretense that these are meant to be real movies. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Oct 20, 2022

Seriously, don’t see Black Adam. Don’t encourage this. I don’t even want to admit that it’s an actual movie, but assuming it is, it’s the worst of the year — and one of the worst I’ve ever seen. Read full review

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Hamza_2323

Nov 16, 2022

Very entertaining movie, bang for your buck, currently DC is way ahead of marvel in regards of their movies quality and the best thing is DC is acknowledging who they are instead of copying marvel.

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Gilliard152

Oct 22, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Filme otimo, vale cada centavo, muita porrada, se não tivesse a criança pra empacar a historia, seria melhor ainda, há muito tempo que não via algo assim, porrada das boas, seria melhor se fosse para maiores de 18 anos e deixasse o sangue escorrer na tela,… Expand

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Malohu

Oct 21, 2022

Finally an entertaining movie. After all the garbage lately this is refreshing. No woke nonsense or political BS just superheroes doing their thing.

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Fazcoasters

Feb 26, 2023

Doctor Fate & Hawkman outshined Black Adam in his own movie. Despite that, Rock was great as Black Adam throughout the film. This movie is a bit overheated in my opinion but it's not the greatest of all time either. I would put it at about the same level as Iron Man 3 in terms of comic bookDoctor Fate & Hawkman outshined Black Adam in his own movie. Despite that, Rock was great as Black Adam throughout the film. This movie is a bit overheated in my opinion but it's not the greatest of all time either. I would put it at about the same level as Iron Man 3 in terms of comic book movies. Some of the CGI could've used a little more work too.… Expand

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BabaRooga

Nov 2, 2022

The movie was ok, it was a litte too long for what it had to say, but all in all I would watch it again.

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Slenderi3

Nov 1, 2022

When I found out about release of this film, I was hyped. Finally Dwayne Johnson plays a super hero instead of some guy from a jungle. But after watching it, I had mixed feelings. I felt like they put four random superheroes from DC comics, put The Rock in there too, and called it a day.When I found out about release of this film, I was hyped. Finally Dwayne Johnson plays a super hero instead of some guy from a jungle. But after watching it, I had mixed feelings. I felt like they put four random superheroes from DC comics, put The Rock in there too, and called it a day. Action was quite good but characters where mid. Again, this is that kind of film where they felt like they need to once again, prove to us that a woman also can be a super hero or on high position in some evil organization. Otherwise this film was a two hour introduction of the new character that will appear in the background or in two or three scenes in the future films.… Expand

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theidler_wheel

Dec 19, 2022

Una verdadera porquería con pésimo CGI, donde las peleas a veces parecen un videojuego de la arcaica Playstation 3. Aunado a las pésimas actuaciones de Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson y Henry Cavill.

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