The Flash had a pretty hard road for years before it finally was released. The marketing on the film made it look like it was going to be the end all be all of superhero films. It is far from it. I am not a fan of The Flash but I do think that Ezra Miller was a good fit as Barry Allen/ Flash as part of a ensemble cast as in Justice League. Ezra Miller is not bad in this film but his character is so jokey and and annoying that it gets tiring. The premise of this film is that The Flash goes back in time to fix an event in the past but causes an alternative reality without metahumans. That's it. If course the selling point if this film is the appearance of both Ben Affleck and Michal Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne. This really isn't a spoiler because all of the trailers showed them. I was not a fan of Ben Aleck's Batman, but here he is pretty good but it's really just a cameo. Michal Keaton dies get more screen time and his performance is probably the best element in the film. The truth is that it is pure nostalgia and Keaton does a good job with what he's given. The problem is that it works only as nostalgia, nothing more. The film is called The Flash, you would think that the secondary character wouldn't overshadow the main character but Batman dies overshadow The Flash. The character is too annoying to care very much for him. Another problem is that with the whole multiverse tripe the story isn't as compelling as it should be. Michael Shannon returns as General Zod and is a completely weak villain this time. Not menacing at all.
There are so many callbacks and nostalgia moments that the story takes a backseat. I have no problem with nostalgia and fan service, but when it's the best part of a film,The problem with this film and so many films in comic book hero films these days is that they are big, loud but completely forgettable. Its incredible that a film with such a large budget could be so average
Not horrible, but painfully average.
Grade: C.
There are so many callbacks and nostalgia moments that the story takes a backseat. I have no problem with nostalgia and fan service, but when it's the best part of a film,The problem with this film and so many films in comic book hero films these days is that they are big, loud but completely forgettable. Its incredible that a film with such a large budget could be so average
Not horrible, but painfully average.
Grade: C.