dual-layered 50GB disc and just 16GB smaller than its 4K counterpart (albeit with an additional hour or so of HD bonus features), I could spot a few

tonal shifts prevent any kind of an emotional connection from being made. Its closest relative in the DC Universe might be 2019's Aquaman, which started off crowded, and too long, with odd tonal shifts and a glut of supporting characters (some of which prove to be more interesting than the main character) that all but sink the ship. It has a few fleeting bright spots and some of its visual effects and technical achievements are impressive, but that's basically

too much going on here. The non-stop, massive CGI-laden battles prove exhausting, while emotional beats fizzle due to clichéd dialogue

an endless wave of bloated Marvel and DC epics debut every month, allowing even some of the industry's lesser-known figures their time in the Then we have the Justice Society of Hawkman and Dr. Fate who are so great that they become precariously close to being a distraction from our main hero. Aldis Hodge is an incredible Hawkman and in true Bond fashion every time Pierce Brosnan is on screen he steals the show. Noah Centineo’s Atom Smasher and Quintessa Swindell’s Cyclone were fun but ultimately not as impressive as the rest of the team. We get some great superhero vs anti-hero action with this lineup and it's thrilling to see them on the big screen. Optional subtitles including English (SDH) are offered during the main feature and most extras, while portions of foreign dialogue appear with defaultThe film, which was a moderate hit around the world (with a sequel already in motion), was released in VOD stores in the UK, for digital streaming, on December 5, 2022. bloated chore that mostly falls flat. It suffers from almost every weakness that's plagued comic book films for years now: too dark, too including four members of the Justice Society: Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan), Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell), and Atom