In short, the film is a hot and shallow mess. Though there are a lot of elements that were seemingly set to deepen the story of whole film such as Atlantean Council still hostile to the Surface world, difference between generations of old and new in Atlantis with the new ones intrigued by the surface world and people they had never seen before, Arthur contemplating whether he is truly good at being king when he's more of warrior. However sadly,…

Even though this film starts to connect the dots Phase 4 had been laying out, this film as an individual film does not really work well- The story is a confusing, overwhelming mixture of classic, but not that well made Rebellion to the Oppressor story, A half-baked villain whose Charisma falls apart by the time they reach final act(Deux-ex-Formica!), foreshadowing of "What is next" for MCU, and a family story that does not really shine well in this overwhelmingly dense,…