Reviews for Dwayne Johnson's DC movie "Black Adam" have been unfavorable, calling it "repetitive" and "anti-entertaining."
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Author/Kv Jonas
"Black Adam" may be about to upend the DC Universe's power structure, but compared to Warner Bros.' previous ten years' worth of superhero movies, the new release is rated poorly by critics.
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As of this afternoon's review influx for the Dwayne Johnson movie, "Black Adam" has a 32% approval rating from respected critics on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.
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It is at 54% among the larger group of the website's acknowledged critics.
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The lowest approval rating for a DC movie since 2017's "Justice League," which received a 23% from top critics
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and was so despised by fans that Warner Bros. eventually ordered a reworked version, which will be released in 2021 as "Zack Snyder's Justice League," if the top critics' number holds up.
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Peter Debruge, Variety's chief film critic, acknowledged in a somewhat favorable review that
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The entire goal of the movie is to introduce Black Adam in a grand manner, with the understanding that he will face off against a more worthy foe in due time.
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Others have generally responded to the origin story less favorably, but many have praised Johnson's performance as a major plus.
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The actor's chiseled physique and commercial dominance would suggest that the role was unavoidable, but "Black Adam" marks the star's first time starring in a superhero movie.
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Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian wrote in a marginally favorable review that Johnson's "massive bulk,
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His giant head, cunning sense of humor, and other qualities make him a great superhero.
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