The Flash Review

The Flash is a fun movie to watch. Andy Muschetti's obvious affection for the character anchors the film's many delightfully creative action scenes and twisting time-travel plot, never losing sight of Barry Allen's tremendous emotional journey. Though the script doesn't always justify the heavy fan service, and the third act is a touch cumbersome, The Flash is a sincere and enjoyable superhero film - and one of DC's finer attempts in recent memory.

The plot revolves around Ezra Miller’s the Flash going back in time to prevent the death of his mother, causing a rift in the timeline and resulting in the creation of an alternate timeline. The action sequences and visual effects, while not quite finished in early screenings, were breathtaking and innovative. The directors and writers behind this film truly understand Flash and his superpowers and find new, creative ways to bring the scarlet speedster to the big screen. 

Despite recent controversies, Ezra Miller gives a great, emotional performance of the titular superhero as well as their younger, alternate timeline counterpart. Michael Keaton joins them as his version of Batman alongside Sasha Calle as Supergirl as they face off against Michael Shannon’s General Zod. These three were decent inclusions to the story of The Flash, though they were not given as much to do as the titular character. 

While Keaton’s return is very fun for fans of the Burton films, one can’t help but feel like more could have been done with his character in this film. The same goes much more so for the Kryptonian characters, with Supergirl and Zod’s storyline running a little shallow, although Calle portrays Supergirl really well with her coming across as a younger, angrier Superman much like her comic book counterpart. 

The film’s flaws aside, The Flash’s strong emotional core and creative and fun action sequences elevate the film to be one of DC’s best in recent years and is sure to impress the hardcore fans and casuals alike.