‘Aquaman’ is a weird, wild party that overstays its welcome

For about the first half of its running time, Aquaman feels like a fake movie. (And yes, I know it was already a fake movie on Entourage.)

To be clear, I mean that as a compliment. There’s a knowing silliness to Aquaman that helps gloss over its sometimes-shaky CG and over-complicated mythology, and a willingness to go for broke that keeps us guessing about what we’ll witness next.

When a petulant Patrick Wilson, as King Orm, barks about becoming an “Ocean Master,” you don’t need to know what that means to laugh at the ridiculousness. When the camera soars over a glittering underwater realm and settles on an enormous octopus pounding away at the drums, you don’t need any context at all to be amused by the spectacle.  Read more…

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