In a movie that feels so straight and self-serious, these moments come off as distractions. There are, of course, lots of silly moments that are emblematic of his style the guy whacking him with a baton that bends around his head stands out in particular, but another moment has him casually walking through a wall, and then pushing a couch forward as if it was featherlight. My concern going into Black Adam was that he’d be stuck in this mode–that we’d be watching The Rock wearing the Black Adam costume, rather than him actually portraying the character.Ĭompared to a lot of his other films, Johnson actually finds some success here. Jumanji is “what if the Rock was a little silly” and Fast & Furious is “what if the Rock was still the Rock.” But he tends to play characters that aren’t that far from himself. Dwayne Johnson is not just a huge star, he’s a huge personality that can singlehandedly carry a character like this that is otherwise unknown to wide audiences (even if we know and love the character going way back). Picturesīefore we can even really talk about the movie itself, though, we have to address the Rock of it all. Even so, it has a lot to live up to–Superman, Shazam, Johnson’s own reputation, and the expectations that come with a movie that’s been in the works for fifteen years. With the involvement of a mega-star like Johnson, though, you have something–to some degree, the movie sells itself just through his involvement. He’s a powerful character to be sure, but in terms of bankability he’s the relatively unknown villain of Shazam, who is only just regaining his cultural cred thanks to his 2019 film. A Black Adam movie without Dwayne Johnson just doesn’t make sense.
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