It’s the day before the official cinematic release of Aquaman 2 on 22 December, and the first critical reactions are rolling in, with several early reviews panning it as “painfully bad”.
Long before its highly anticipated release, the Jason Momoa sequel already seemed to be a sinking ship. It was a major point of contention in the high-profile 2022 defamation trial between Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard, as the latter claimed her role as Aquaman’s paramour Mera had been significantly “pared down” after Depp’s legal team called her abuse claims a “hoax”.
