It is a basic story with little to say about its subject matter. It goes through its paces dutifully and without a lot of excitement.

It is enjoyable enough in its own right, with solid performances and satisfying brutality. It delivers basically what it needed to.

It turns out that Deadpool’s silliness added to MCU spectacle equals just okay.

Though we know a lot of Furiosa’s tale coming in, seeing it unfold is still completely captivating.

With a screenplay that knows it should be silly, and two very charming leads, the result is as good this could possibly have been.

It is about seeing an actor we like playing a character we have enjoyed in a story that feels familiar. It is generally pretty fun to watch.

While it obviously doesn’t have the novelty of the original, it builds on its gorgeous world in clever and creative ways.

The result is thoroughly okay and instantly forgettable.

The emotions ends up being way too thin to survive being buried under the usual spectacle, fan-service and set-up for future properties.

Black Adam creates a potentially cool hero/anti-hero dynamic, then squanders it by putting him in a story that could star any superhero.