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... Read allNearly 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.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.
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- TriviaJordan Peele was originally offered the chance to direct the film when it was first announced in 2017, but Peele declined, saying, "I'm not a fan of superhero movies and I'd hate to take that chance away from a director who is passionate about them."
- GoofsAt one point, they state the crown weighs 23 pounds. However, in several places in the movie, people are carrying/lifting it like it weighs a few ounces.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Bros logo is made of Kahndaq's eternium metal, and through lightning strikes it changes to the New Line Cinema logo.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Observant Lineman: DC Fandome LIVE (2020)
- SoundtracksBullet with Butterfly Wings
Written by Billy Corgan (as William Corgan)
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Featured review
A Sad End to the DCEU.
Black Adam reminds me a lot of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, in that it feels almost like a studio obligation more than it does a passion project. Every aspect of this movie feels slightly phoned in: from the inclusion of the Justice Society, to the final Act, to most of the performances. There's very little passion or enthusiasm here and by the end of it, I was honestly happy it was over.
For such a high profile, big budget release, it's honestly shocking how amateurish this movie is at times. The action sequences are flat out terrible, considering how low the stakes are most of the time (i.e., we know Black Adam is going to defeat 99% of the people on screen), and punctuated with endless slow motion sequences that scream a lack of action film making competence.
This movie feels like two (or three) films smashed together. We have Black Adam, we have the fictional country of Kandaq and its struggles, and then we have the Justice Society. I guess these elements keep the film from being totally forgettable, but I couldn't help but feel there was a better way to tell this story.
It's also really poorly paced, having at three different moments where I thought it was over, only for another plot point to suddenly become relevant again. The dialog is unreal...it's so stilted and silly at times, like when Hawkman (played by Aldis Hodge) lectures Black Adam about "extrajudicial killing" mid flight or the constant groan inducing attempts by Noah Centineo's Atom Smasher to give the film a light hearted, Marvel-esque feel with bad jokes. The worst has to be Amon (Bodhi Sabongui), the son of "kinda sorta" heroine Isis (played by Sarah Sahi), whose lines are so bad I can't tell if he's a bad actor or a CG generated being with Chat GPT lines programmed into him. I'm serious.
I don't like harping on child actors, by my God, is Bodhi Sabongui bad here. So bad that he actively ruins most scenes he's in. But, to be fair, no one, not even The Rock is particularly good in this movie. I've been hearing praise for Pierce Brosnan, but honestly, his hammy performance was legitimately hilarious to me, especially by the end.
This movie isn't all bad. There are some cool sequences and shots, the movie does at least explore the morality of a hero killing people and questions what other movies/comics establish as the "morally right" approach. I also liked the not-so-subtle commentary about the Justice Society of America essentially invading the fictional Kandaq (where this film takes place) and telling them they can't have a protector of their own. And, some of the actors are just naturally likeable as well; Hodge and Johnson do have chemistry and had one of the best relationships of the whole movie.
But honestly, Black Adam feels like another paint-by-numbers, forgettable superhero flick that represents the end of the failed DCEU experiment. As a huge DC fan, it's sad to see some of these characters get such lame on-screen introductions. It's even sadder to know that this movie will be the last time any of us see Henry Cavill as Superman, which...is frankly quite depressing.
For such a high profile, big budget release, it's honestly shocking how amateurish this movie is at times. The action sequences are flat out terrible, considering how low the stakes are most of the time (i.e., we know Black Adam is going to defeat 99% of the people on screen), and punctuated with endless slow motion sequences that scream a lack of action film making competence.
This movie feels like two (or three) films smashed together. We have Black Adam, we have the fictional country of Kandaq and its struggles, and then we have the Justice Society. I guess these elements keep the film from being totally forgettable, but I couldn't help but feel there was a better way to tell this story.
It's also really poorly paced, having at three different moments where I thought it was over, only for another plot point to suddenly become relevant again. The dialog is unreal...it's so stilted and silly at times, like when Hawkman (played by Aldis Hodge) lectures Black Adam about "extrajudicial killing" mid flight or the constant groan inducing attempts by Noah Centineo's Atom Smasher to give the film a light hearted, Marvel-esque feel with bad jokes. The worst has to be Amon (Bodhi Sabongui), the son of "kinda sorta" heroine Isis (played by Sarah Sahi), whose lines are so bad I can't tell if he's a bad actor or a CG generated being with Chat GPT lines programmed into him. I'm serious.
I don't like harping on child actors, by my God, is Bodhi Sabongui bad here. So bad that he actively ruins most scenes he's in. But, to be fair, no one, not even The Rock is particularly good in this movie. I've been hearing praise for Pierce Brosnan, but honestly, his hammy performance was legitimately hilarious to me, especially by the end.
This movie isn't all bad. There are some cool sequences and shots, the movie does at least explore the morality of a hero killing people and questions what other movies/comics establish as the "morally right" approach. I also liked the not-so-subtle commentary about the Justice Society of America essentially invading the fictional Kandaq (where this film takes place) and telling them they can't have a protector of their own. And, some of the actors are just naturally likeable as well; Hodge and Johnson do have chemistry and had one of the best relationships of the whole movie.
But honestly, Black Adam feels like another paint-by-numbers, forgettable superhero flick that represents the end of the failed DCEU experiment. As a huge DC fan, it's sad to see some of these characters get such lame on-screen introductions. It's even sadder to know that this movie will be the last time any of us see Henry Cavill as Superman, which...is frankly quite depressing.
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- Also known as
- Qora Adam
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- Budget
- $195,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $168,152,111
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $67,004,323
- Oct 23, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $393,452,111
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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