As the trailer suggested, Aquaman is built around huge special effects (some awe-inspiring, some oddly cartoon-like) and fulfils the reinvention of the character started in Batman v Superman and Justice League to good effect. The fundamental DC issue remains, however: you can throw all the effects at the film that you could possibly want, but if at the end of the day the story is an identikit superhero narrative it strains patience somewhat. There is also an over-reliance on underwater politics, oddly reminiscent of Dune, that slows down the film, but the action sequences are great, even if too many sincere dialogue scenes end abruptly with sub-aquatic soldiers blasting through a wall. James Wan marshals everything very well as expected, the cast is generally good (Mamoa's swaggering take on the character is sufficiently engaging) but even the CGI battering cannot raise this film above being overly-familiar.
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