Movie review: 'Aquaman 2' a fun last hurrah

21 Dec 2023, 15:01 by Fred Topel · UPI

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- In interviews leading up to Friday's release, cast members of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom were resigned to knowing this is their last movie in a series of two. As realistic as that may be, this still is a fun ride for the holidays.

Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) and Mera (Amber Heard) have had a son. As the King of Atlantis, Arthur grows frustrated with the politics of the Council of House, whose checks and balances halt any progress in relations with the upper world (that's us, on land).