Black Adam reviews

The reviews for Black Adam are in and while the critics enjoyed Dwayne Johnson's take on the DC antihero, everything else disappointed.

[Black Adam's Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.cbr.com/black-adam-rotten-tomatoes-score-dceu/) score is an indication of many other reviewers' thoughts. [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/black-adam-movie-review-dwayne-johnson-dceu-superheroes-1234608737/), David Fear similarly praised Johnson's performance but lamented the movie's underdeveloped supporting characters, clashing tone, and at times, incoherent writing. These sentiments were shared by [IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/10/black-adam-movie-review-1234773729/)'s David Ehrlich who describes Black Adam as a safe, predictable superhero story that doesn't do enough with its edgy protagonist. [CBR's own Gregg Katzman](https://www.cbr.com/black-adam-movie-review/) notes that while he expects the movie to satisfy fans, he was also aware that critics would likely be unimpressed. [CBR](https://www.cbr.com/black-adam-movie-review/), [THR](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/black-adam-dwayne-johnson-pierce-brosnan-dc-jaume-collet-serra-1235241643/), [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/black-adam-movie-review-dwayne-johnson-dceu-superheroes-1234608737/), [IndieWire](https://www.indiewire.com/2022/10/black-adam-movie-review-1234773729/) Despite these points, he also praises Johnson in the leading role, noting that he brings "just enough motion and empathy into the character" and works well alongside Justice Society of America standouts Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) and Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan).

Black Adam is Warner Bros.' latest entry in their DCEU saga. Starring Dwayne Johnson, the studio seems to have placed all its eggs in this basket, ...

[ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice performed terribly](https://gamerant.com/batman-v-superman-ultimate-edition-fixes-movie/) with critics, it made off with a good box office haul. The film has received a great deal of promotion and hype from its star and the studio, both of whom have gone so far as to suggest a potential [film about a Superman fight with Black Adam](https://gamerant.com/dwayne-johnson-superman-cameo-black-adam-tease/) may be on the way. Since the studio made these movies, it has lost tens of billions in valuation, and it appeared to be hoping that Black Adam would help their situation in some capacity. Critics’ opinions are one thing, but if the audience hates it, it might not be able to make a profit, which Warner Bros. At the time of this writing, the site (which compiles reviews and assigns them “fresh” or “rotten” before assigning a percentage point for how many of the reviews were “fresh”) has assigned the film a 52% rating among critics. Starring Dwayne Johnson, the studio seems to have placed all its eggs in this basket, hoping for a second chance with their DC film saga, which has been struggling of late.

Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Shahi, Noah Centineo and Aldis Hodge star in 'Black Adam,' in theaters Friday.

[wrote](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/black-adam/) that the movie is "sometimes a mess, but it's a generally entertaining one." [The Wrap](https://www.thewrap.com/black-adam-movie-review-dwayne-johnson/)'s Alonso Duralde called the film "anti-entertaining." [Associated Press review](https://apnews.com/article/black-adam-film-reviews-entertainment-01c2dc49c9350408fab39c7e6d3ef264), said Black Adam "isn't bad, it's just predictable and color-by-numbers, stealing from other films like an intellectual property super-villain." "Black Adam is, above all, a rollicking good time at the movies. [Dwayne Johnson](https://people.com/tag/dwayne-johnson/)'s superhero passion project — which he's been working to bring to the big screen for 15 years — is out Friday, and critics are finding it fun, if somewhat familiar territory for the genre. [review](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/mayhem-and-misfires-is-the-rock-s-charm-enough-to-salvage-black-adam-20221018-p5bqtn.html) that the actor's charisma isn't enough to sustain the CGI-action–heavy movie though: "I've always thought that Johnson's charm was pretty well indestructible, but whenever it looks like surfacing, a piece of flying hardware comes crashing down to extinguish it.

While early “social media impressions” of Black Adam were largely positive in the wake of its premiere, now that scored critical reviews have come rolling ...

But if Black Adam underperforms or even bombs, this grand vision of making the character a key part of the universe going forward with sequels and face-offs against Superman does not seem likely to materialize. The Rock has hyped up Black Adam beyond belief, and the movie is scoring 35% below Shazam, the film he extracted himself from and the character he seems content to ignore in favor of moving on to bigger rivalries like Superman. So here, Black Adam is only above the absolute worst of the DCEU, the original Justice League, Batman V. While many are content to wait for audience scores, which many believe are the superior metric (that’s a debate for another day), we can see how Black Adam stacks currently up against the rest of the DCEU. - Shazam – 90% At the time of this writing, 64 reviews are in for Black Adam, which has scored a 55% on