The Flash movie is finally here and while it may have an inconstant pace, it is worth watching.
Worlds collide when the Flash (Ezra Miller) uses his superpowers to travel back in time to change past events. However, when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, he becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod (Michael Shannon) has returned, threatening destruction. With no other superheroes to turn to, the Flash looks to coax a very different Batman (Michael Keaton) out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian (Sasha Calle) — albeit not the one he’s looking for.
The comedy is very diverse and filled with a variety of styles. Much of it comes from Ezra Miller’s two Barrys and their interactions with each other. Michael Keaton’s delivery is pretty spot on and adds very dry elements, but fun – feeling very much like the 90s.
The emotional aspects of the story were the moments where this film shines at hits hard, providing great character development. Barry’s story has a lot of emotional connections and those connections, with a little moral exploration, are all relevant and will make the audience appreciate the emotional moments.
The visuals to a certain degree were pretty decent. They created a world that is hard to bring to life outside of drawings, but they did some things pretty well. The new style of the Flash running was pretty cool- part speed, part slow motion, and part reference to past iterations. Several of the action moments felt legitimate and looked real, giving you that D.C. comic feel. The lightning effects and vehicle moments were excellently designed and still showed the details that they can make when you put everything together.
The acting in this film is pretty decent. Sasha Calle was phenomenal as the edgy Supergirl. Calle has the looks, and the feels, and plays the emotionally-torn edge quite well keeping with the dark edge of the film. Ezra Miller was very impressed with their acting skills still flourishing well. Miller acts extraordinarily well with others and those emotional moments bring out Miller’s best, while their comedy shows Miller’s delivery talents for one-liners that made them famous. And Michael Keaton returns to the role of Batman with the grace and vibe we all love to see in a movie. Keaton’s return felt like a return to the 90s but with a modern look as he jumped back into the sarcasm, which he wielded well.
Overall, The Flash is one of the better DCEU films in a long time. It’s fun, funny, and collected. The emotional moments are touching and the character’s journey makes sense and goes deeper than a lot of movies. But, the movie is very inconsistent, dropping quality and balance at times. Towards the end, the speed of the film rushed through things and dropped the action to a more theatrical finish. Not the worst thing, but not the best either, and the animation and character inclusion still needed more finish and touch-up. Besides all of that, there are a lot of things to love about this film and it is for sure worth catching in theaters.
The Flash is now playing in theaters.
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