Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - MOVIE REVIEW

Hey everyone, the sequel to the 2018 $1B-dollar grossing Aquaman has now released and apparently, it is the final film of the DCEU and the current era of DC films... before James Gunn's DCU kicks off with Max's Creature Commandos in 2024. The first film in the DCU will be Gunn's Superman: Legacy. Getting back to Aquaman, I highly enjoyed the first movie and have really dug the trailers for this sequel but the rumors of extensive plot reworking and poor test screenings over the past two years have had me concerned. So, does James Wan deliver yet another over the top, bombastic blockbuster or does the DCEU end on a ginormous fizzle? Find out in this NON-SPOILER review. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom: Directed by: James Wan Screenplay by: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick Story by: James Wan & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Jason Momoa & Thomas Pa'a Sibbett Aquaman created by: Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris Produced by: Rob Cowan, Peter Safran, James Wan Executive Producers: Michael Clear, Walter Hamada, Galen Vaisman Music by: Rupert Gregson-Williams Cinematography by: Don Burgess Editing by: Kirk M. Morri Casting by: Anna McCarthy, Kellie Roy, Lucinda Syson Production Design by: Bill Brzeski, Sahby Mehalla Costume Design by: Richard Sale Cast: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman Synopsis: Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death and wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. To defeat him, Aquaman must turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance in order to save the world from irreversible destruction.