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There’s something else special here too: a kind of gonzo fearlessness that made a lot of 80s genre films special but has been sadly absent lately (for proof, look at the original “Robocop,” then look at the remake). It’s entertaining, damn it, and that counts for a lot. Because despite its cliches, and shrugging story logic, it’s briskly paced and there’s a great action scene in every act, a feat accomplished with embarrassing rarity. The point is, “Aquaman” is objectively not good writing, but I’ll be damned if I wasn’t in it the entire way and kind of enjoying myself. You are drowning in cliches (chosen one, hybrid walking in two worlds, rightful king, missing relic, eco-villain who kinda has a point, reluctant hero who’s eventually brought around by plucky female sidekick) and sloppy logic (the army of Atlantis is a homicidal war machine but then it’s a noble force for good at like the drop of a hat, why does Patrick Wilson keep Willem Dafoe around if he knows he’s a traitor and how the hell did he find out, where did that portal come from and why is it only one way, why didn’t Patrick Wilson send some dudes to kill Aquaman years ago, how did it take the Atlanteans years to find a woman who was “hiding” on a freaking beach right next to the ocean she ran away from, how did they manage to get over a laser cannon wall they just said was impossible to get over, etc)…

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What’s your deal, “Aquaman?” What’re you up to? Do you know you’re a bad movie and you’re leaning into it, or are you a bad movie by accident? I kept going back and forth between the two while I watched you, and even now I’m not sure.