Aquaman

THE GIST: Left behind as a little kid by his mother, Queen Atlanna of Atlantis, in order to protect him, Arthur is raised by his human father and grows up to become Aquaman. Now an adult, Arthur finds himself caught between the land world he's known all his life and an immensely more powerful Atlantis, led by his warmonger half-brother King Orm, who is gunning for a global war that will re-establish Atlantis as the world leader.

Long laughed at in the comic world for being a stupid comic book hero whose main power is talking to fish, DC Comics' Aquaman is actually a lot of fun and proves the naysayers wrong by showing that Aquaman is a lot more versatile than commonly assumed.

I loved all the wonderful worlds they created underwater, the magnificent fight at the end, and the different characters, costumes, habitats, and cultures of all the underwater kingdoms.

Already teased in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and seen in Justice League, Jason Momoa is back as the titular hero and is clearly relishing a role for which he was so well cast.

I was not fully sold on Amber Heard's Mera, but Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Temuera Morrison all do a good job.

THE BOTTOM LINE: A well cast lead generally sets the tone, and Momoa is a great Aquaman. The movie is fun to watch, has a couple funny moments, and delivers on the action side as well. A solid win for DC Comics.

Grade: 8