Dwayne Johnson is the titular Shazam! anti-hero in this DC Extended Universe spin-off film helmed by Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows),...
Dwayne Johnson is the titular Shazam! anti-hero in this DC Extended Universe spin-off film helmed by Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows), directing from a script by Adam Sztykiel (Rampage).
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38 %304 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
88 %9,576 reviewsAudience score rating
15+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"A superhero movie, but worse."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"There isn’t a single character here that doesn’t feel like a cheap photocopy..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Drab..."
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CNN
CNN"The result is sometimes a mess, but it’s a generally entertaining one."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Johnson is well placed to realise the superhero movie’s potential as surrealist action comedy."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Johnson is not the problem with Black Adam... The issue is with everything else happening onscreen around him."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"God help us if this bewildering mess is meant to save the DCU."
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Independent
Independent"Nicely unruly, naggingly undisciplined..."
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Total Film
Total Film"Director Jaume Collet-Serra and the design team do a great job in every department but are let down by a derivative and baggy screenplay..."
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Associated Press
Associated Press"(Black Adam) too often succumbs to the conventions of its genre, but some compelling performances and director Jaume Collet-Serra's ebullient B-movie flourishes prove to be sufficient compensation."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"(A) meaty, feature-length teaser..."
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Variety
Variety"A movie full of under-cranked, slow-mo action and over-plotted world-building..."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubBlack Adam | Details
- Rating
- 12A, moderate violence, threat, horror, injury detail
- Runtime
- 125
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Country of origin
- USA
