Black Adam

2022 • 2h 5m •

Action Adventure Science Fiction

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.8/10

7,251 reviews

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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.

"The world needed a hero. It got Black Adam."

Top Billed Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Black Adam / Teth Adam

Aldis Hodge

Hawkman / Carter Hall

Noah Centineo

Atom Smasher / Al Rothstein

Sarah Shahi

Adrianna Tomaz

Quintessa Swindell

Cyclone / Maxine Hunkel

Marwan Kenzari

Ishmael / Sabbac / King Ahk-Ton

Mo Amer

Karim

Bodhi Sabongui

Amon Tomaz

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

M Manuel São Bento Verified TMDB Critic

2022-10-19

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/black-adam-spoiler-free-review

"Black Adam is far from impressive, being somewhat disappointing due to its formulaic, predictable screenplay when something different was anticipated.

Lorne Balfe's epic score and a magnificent cast - Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, and most remarkably Pierce Brosnan are phenomenal - try to elevate the decent action and visuals, but the moderate entertainment levels don't make up for the dated narrative structure.

Tiresomely heavy exposition, story with little to no creativity, and inconsi...

F Faraz Khan Verified TMDB Critic

2022-10-22

Well it wasn't disappointing......

C Chris Sawin Verified TMDB Critic

2022-10-23

With a horrid script, lackluster performances, and a waste of potentially awesome characters, _Black Adam_ is an explosive, $195 million, anti-heroic dud. The DCEU is about to get way more convoluted and underwhelming than ever before if this is the future of live action DC films.

**Full review:** https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Black-Adam-20220-Review-A-Stale-and-Disjointed-Antihero-Kerfuffle...

T The Movie Mob Verified TMDB Critic

2022-10-23

**Black Adam might not reinvent the wheel, but it doesn’t have to. It just wants to take you on a fun, entertaining, exciting superhero ride!**

Black Adam has its haters, and I can understand why. It doesn’t necessarily break new ground in the superhero genre, but that doesn’t stop it from being awesome! Action-packed from start to finish. The effects are incredible. I kept myself from saying Wow out loud on multiple occasions. Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam is absolutely ruthless, ripping armies of henchmen with ease and speed. I was worried a PG-13 rating might soften his brutality, ...

J jwilliams0511971 Verified TMDB Critic

2022-10-24

> _"My powers are not a gift. They're a curse, born out of rage."_

I had a blast watching this in theaters. This was very bombastic, with a lot of cool action, but also telling a heartfelt story about Black Adam.

It was very inventive how they depicted Black Adam's origin, keeping it a mystery up near the end. Dwayne Johnson was born to play Black Adam. He steals every scene he's in playing a badass anto-hero.

Now the Justice Society, while they didn't have a backstory in the film, they each had prequel comics detailing their backstory. Which I really dig, these comics are meant to se...