Last night I was privileged to catch a screening of Aquaman a few days before its wider release here in the States. After I left the theater, I called my buddy Kyle and told him that I needed to say something to him that I thought I’d never say:
“Go see Aquaman.”
(Side note: His wife thought I was calling to ask him to bail me out of jail, and I’m not sure how I feel about that.)
A Spoiler Free Review of Aquaman
I’m going to shock some by saying right here, on record, that Aquaman is a better movie than some in the MCU. And I’m not just talking about Iron Man 2 (that wouldn’t be a crazy claim). I’d rank it above all of the DC movies since Nolan’s The Dark Knight, for sure.
As far as Marvel movies go? Well, I’m not looking to start a fight, so I won’t comment. But I will say this: You will leave the theater struggling to figure out which of the best of the MCU it outshines…
And that is the greatest achievement of Aquaman: It brings DC back into that “best of” conversation.