Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

"This is a fun movie, but not anywhere near a great one."

"At the end of 124 long minutes, both film and audience are deeply immersed in something – but it isn’t seawater."

"The most numbingly moronic film of 2023."

"Yet another reminder that cinema is locked in a corporate chokehold."

"Even the actors seem worn out by the ridiculousness of this sequel."

"Clever enough, and plenty scary."

"Kinetic, often scattered, but nonetheless entertaining."

"Staged on an impressively grand scale... but at the same time there’s something glumly standard about it."

"A failure."

"Fills the need for stories that are uncomplicated and packed with action instead of backstory."

"Steals from other movies like a coked-up magpie."

"Even Atlantis can't escape the undertow of creative fatigue."

"An unremarkable sequel."

"Dragged down by shoddy effects and a dull first act."

"Suggests a creative team that checked out long ago."

"A so-so superhero swan song."

"Good riddance to the DCEU."

"Slightly predictable, but still entertaining."

"More of the same."

"(Momoa and Wilson) have an easy frenemy chemistry that pushes the film close to zippy buddy-cop territory."

"A weak and soggy goodbye."

"Uninspired."

"Despite a charismatic turn from Momoa... this is a disappointing send-off."