The Flash

The Flash

The Flash travels back in time to prevent the murder of his mother, an act which disrupts time significantly.

  • Released: 2023-06-23
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Adventure
  • Stars: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Kiersey Clemons, Sasha Calle, Ben Affleck, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso, Ian Loh, Richie Lawrie, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Temuera Morrison, Gabriel Constantin, Bastian Antonio Fuentes, Liam Edwards, Paul Fairlie, Nina Barker-Francis, Andoni Gracia, Oleg Mirochnikov, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso, Temuera Morrison, James McAvoy
  • Director: Andy Muschietti
 Comments
  • watsonat-74479 - 29 June 2024
    Thank god it's not Marvel
    I rated this movie highly because it is not Marvel. I don't mean separate from Marvel. I mean it is a unique, fairly clever, superhero movie with an intriguing plot and characters. The opposite of most Marvel movies which are so mind-numbingly formulaic it makes me want to throw up. On its own this movie gets a 7, maybe 7.5. The plot is fascinating and the acting is solid. The multiverse theme is explored with some smartness and depth. I thought the special effects were fine. Sometimes they were computery, but the creative cinematography made up for it. The script was a little painful. The writers definitely Marveled it up with some of the dialogue. A healthy dose of. Formulaic, lazy writing with a lot of cliches. But the plot, acting, and cinematography helped me overlook it (I recognize comic book movies contain a unique style of kind of corny dialogue....but that can be done intelligently). Like I said, probably a 7 or 7.5 but extra points for being not Marvel - dumb, and made from a template...except Guardians 1 and Thor Ragnarok. Those were actually pretty well-written. Anyway, check out The Flash. It's worth a watch.
  • barrymw - 27 May 2024
    Saved the finale.
    For the most part this is incoherent mess and in Ezra Miller surely one of the most irritating of superheroes made worse by there being two of him on screen for a large part the story. Some of the CGI is less than convincing in comparison to other bid budget movies of the genre.

    Hiwever, it's not all bad. Sasha Calle and Michael Shannon as Supergirl and General Zod are great but the return of Michael Keaton is the standout from the whole enterprise.

    Fortunately the final act is excellent and so different to what went before it's almost as though the they have stitched together two different movies and hope we wouldn't notice.. That final act shows what could have been which is a shame.