Synopsis
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
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Cast
- Dwayne JohnsonBlack Adam / Teth Adam
- Aldis HodgeHawkman / Carter Hall
- Noah CentineoAtom Smasher / Al Rothstein
- Sarah ShahiAdrianna Tomaz
- Quintessa SwindellCyclone / Maxine Hunkel
- Marwan KenzariIshmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton
- Mo AmerKarim
- Bodhi SabonguiAmon Tomaz
- Pierce BrosnanDr. Fate / Kent Nelson
- James Cusati-MoyerSamir
Recommandations
- 75
Collider
Black Adam isn’t a full-on course correction for the DCEU, but it is an encouraging new installment in this larger universe. Collet-Serra knows how to present this darkness and antihero in a way that’s effective, while also fleshing out one of the most promising additions to DC’s ever-expanding cadre of characters. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film has the courage of its convictions, suggesting that violence on behalf of an oppressed people isn’t only justifiable but even moral. - 50
Screen Rant
Though suffering from repetitive plot beats and thin characters, Black Adam is powered by Johnson's performance and its promise of an exciting future. - 50
IGN
Try as it might to capture lightning in a bottle, Black Adam never manages to find its spark. - 40
ScreenCrush
There could still be some cinematic potential in Black Adam, perhaps in contrasting his grim demeanor with the eternally sunny Shazam in some kind of crossover sequel. But this Black Adam was already a long time coming. And it wasn’t really worth the wait. - 40
Rolling Stone
Viewed as a light star vehicle with a lot of VFX — a soft Rock movie — it’s simply ho-hum. The issue is with everything else happening onscreen around him. Even by the DCEU’s dodgy standards, it’s a mess in a cape. - 35
TheWrap
Most disappointing of all, Black Adam is one of the most visually confounding of the major-studio superhero sagas, between CG that’s assaultively unappealing and rapid-fire editing that sucks the exhilaration right out of every fight scene. - 35
Slashfilm
If the entire function of "Black Adam" is to set up a fight between Adam and Superman, as Johnson has said in public, perhaps skip a "Black Adam" movie and make only a 50-minute-long fight sequence. "Black Adam" is so hard to watch, it might make us want to skip the pretense that these are meant to be real movies.
