Title: The Flash
Year: 2023
Director: Andy Muschietti
Country: US
Language: English
To be frank, I'm not a fan of the Snyderverse (Batman vs. Superman, Justice League) and I was delighted to hear that The Flash wouldn't be directed by Zack Snyder. This picture is much lighter in tone and has a, dare I say, fun atmosphere. These DCEU movies work best when they go all out on fan service.
Barry Allen (Ezra Miller)uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
The best parts of The Flash involve a heavy dose of Nostalgia. Warner Bros. paid Michael Keaton $10 million to reprise his Batman (1989) role. Whenever Keaton is in outfit we get a snippet of Danny Elfman's imposing score. He proves that he is still a great actor, stealing every scene that he is in.
The Flash has a budget of $200 million, but you wouldn't believe it if you saw the awful CGI. A scene early in the film, involving falling babies, looks like it was designed using a PlayStation 2. The effects make the characters look rubbery and unappealing. It's worse than The Scorpion King.
I do like the film's theme, about how superpowers can't solve every problem, albeit I am a bit tired of multiverses and time travel in Hollywood. Ultimately I think The Flash is unfocused, but it was a nice change from the brooding slow-mo Snyder.
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