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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mark Kennedy | Associated Press

‘Black Adam’: Dwayne Johnson finally plays a superhero, but the movie’s low-power

Rebels in the kingdom of Kahndaq release a superhuman prisoner (Dwayne Johnson) in “Black Adam.” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Not long into “Black Adam,” a preteen boy looks up at the muscled hulk of Dwayne Johnson and begs for his help: “We could use a superhero right now.” Speak for yourself, kid.

Do we need another superhero with another convoluted origin story that stretches back thousands of years and fulfills a wacko destiny? Do we really need another clutch of secondary level heroes to muddy focus? We’re almost 40 deep into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a dozen in the DC universe. You can almost smell the fumes now, can’t you?

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