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Nice Lighthouse

So this is film number 3 in our triple bill, and let us start by saying that this film highlights the beauty of the Unlimited card, because we wouldn't have seen it at all in normal circumstances.

Aquaman is epic, colourful and full of special effects. However, it was also tiresome, predictable and boring. To be fair, we only went to see it because of Jason Momoa, but even he couldn't save it for us. The acting was wooden, the plot was weak and the underwater kingdoms many....and Nicole Kidman.



The main difficulty for us was that we didn't really care, about the story or the characters, and two hours later we still didn't care. It seemed to go on forever. We had a brief moment when we sort of discussed walking out of the cinema but felt like we owed it to the film to see it through to the end. Mistake...Big Mistake.

Lesson learned. Whilst there is a benefit to being able to see 'any' film, it is still worth filtering to some extent. When you're not enjoying something, two hours is a big time commitment! Or be prepared to get up and walk out.



We will give each film we see a score out of 10 for overall enjoyment.
Aquaman = 3  It feels like we've detailed what we didn't like about it but we nonetheless gave a point each for Amber Heard, Temuera Morrison and the lighthouse (yes, the lighthouse was less wooden than Jason Momoa). 

The card we have is £17.90 per month for a minimum of 12 months or a one off payment of £214.80. Get yours here→ www.cineworld.co.uk
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