Grant Gustin should have been given the role of Barry. I mean, he's doing a wonderful job on the show and is a terrific actor. Why create this huge chasm between the TV and cinematic universe by casting different actors for the same character, when there's already a great Barry that everyone loves?
Props to screenwriter, director and I guess I can't denied it to the main actor. The film surprisingly had heart and was fun, it's probably where Gunn was coming from with that insane praise which is of course far from reality or maybe it's kinda true for majority of the latest line of DC/Marvel films There is easily improved parts: CGI and dumbing down younger counterpart went abit too far along with forcing love interest that didn't work.
Thankfully it didn't go Spider-Man: No Way Home route it had solid reason to jumpstart the plot and treated its characters as characters first, memberberries second. Which was refreshing.
Decent actor from indie films went crazy with fame/money somewhere along the line, but surprisingly can still pull off captivating performance that can even carry a film.
I was prepared to enjoy a batshit insane fun bad movie with plotholes (Wonder Woman 1984, Thor: love and thunder, etc), but The Flash win me over.
A total mess. It's another example of contemporary filmmaking where making an actual movie is at the bottom of the priority list. It's pure corporate drivel that won't be remembered by anyone in the long run. However, for a brief moment, it tricked me into thinking that it wasn't going to be like that. In fact, I quite liked the opening action sequence. Sure, visually it's already not up to snuff, but the weird ideas and energy of the scene totally won me over. Once it gets into the actual story, it immediately flies off the rails and never recovers. To start off, it has a massive problem with delivering exposition, so much so that every crucial piece of information is repeated at least twice for the dummies in the audience. Ben Affleck and Kiersey Clemmons make a quick cameo in order to spell out the character arc of Barry in the film through clunky dialogue. It turns out the actual meat of the story revolves around Ron Livingston and Maribel Verdú, who play Barry's parents. A good movie would realize that this is the emotional heart of the story, the thing that should be the main focus of its multiverse/time travel set-up. Instead, this movie sets that stuff aside and turns into an exercise of branding and dopamine. Think Spider-man: No Way Home, but somehow it makes even less sense. So much of the pandering here comes off as pathetic and desperate. I like Michael Keaton's portrayal of Batman in the Burton movies as much as the next guy, but when you cut here from him flying like a plastic doll, to his stuntman kicking ass, to a close-up of old, wrinkly, post-Birdman Michael Keaton, I can't help but laugh. Let's turn his character into a joke and give him long hair for the introduction scene (in order to conveniently hide the stuntman), only to make him look like regular Michael Keaton two scenes later when barely any time has passed. Let's put in a beat where Supergirl leaves the group for one scene without any clear motivation. Let's make sure Keaton says the line about going nuts, who cares if it makes any sense. It’s all painfully stupid and hits one shallow emotion after the next. Sometimes it tries to be funny, there's a surprising amount of slapstick in this. It's different than the snarky lines and bathos we're used to in superhero movies, which is nice, but I only chuckled twice and cringed at most of the other stuff. The movie weaves in the origin story of Barry, which is a neat idea, but this means we get to spend time with the 18 year old version of Barry Allen, hands down the most annoying character you're going to see at the movies this year. It was pretty smart to retcon Miller's abysmal Justice League performance into a character arc, but both versions of the character here are still incredibly obnoxious. The performance is godawful, almost every line that comes out of their mouth sounds phoney and overacted (no, my personal feelings regarding Miller have zero influence on this). I can't really comment on any of the other performances or characters (Shannon, Calle), because their appearances are too brief to leave a genuine impression. Everything leads to a rushed third act that has no problem breaking its own logic in regards to time travel, and it goes completely nuts with the amount of pointless fan service. It even introduces another villain out of nowhere, all before wrapping up the story in a way that barely feels like a resolution for anything. The (clearly reshot) ending scene ensures that this wasn't entirely spinning its wheels, but a lot of stuff still gets no pay-off. In terms of filmmaking, this is also pretty disastrous. Yes, the green screen and PS3 graphics are terrible, but more importantly this movie isn't even capable of putting two Ezra Miller's on the screen in a convincing way, which is a type of visual trick that got perfected back in the 90s. The framing and lighting often enhance the visuals looking like plastic, and this gets particularly bad in the third act: the staging, blocking and editing are an incoherent mess. Finally, the music is unmemorable and sounds like a poor man's Danny Elfman. I don’t understand the decision to omit the Flash theme from the Justice League film, which was the only memorable bit from that soundtrack (and composed by Elfman, no less). Maybe the filmmakers wanted to distance themselves from the theatrical cut, but then why is this movie insisting that this is the first time Barry runs back in time? That’s already canon in the director’s cut. Just so many baffling decisions with this one. You should do yourself a favor and just (re)watch the earlier seasons of the tv show, there's nothing to be gained by investing your time in this trainwreck.
2.5/10
5/10
First of all I am an marvel fan, I watch some movie and series from dc but I don’t know everything there is in the dcu (normal knowledge of the universe)
The movie was entertaining at some moments. I am not a fan of Ezra miller as the flash.
The cgi was terrible.. the story was fine but it wasn’t told and shown right. The jokes in this movie don’t hit as the should do. The action scenes are terrible, unless the flash isn’t involved. The cgi is so bad when the flash is in action. Entertaining movie at some points but that’s it. Supergirl was so weak in this movie, but maybe that’s something comic book related. Micheal Keaton was really good as Batman enjoyed watching him. I am just not a fan of this flash… the animation when he was going back in time, where so bad. A 7 year old could make this better. Only thing that blown my mind was the ending outside the court when Bruce Wayne came
After extreme early praise and mixed release praise, I had no idea what to expect. I am not a huge fan of the DCEU films, and I haven't watched any of the Flash show to know more of his backstory. With this being said, I REALLY enjoyed this. It was a good time, great effects, nice humor, over the top action, and a quality story to follow. The caveat: it came out within 45 days of the even better Guardians 3 and Spider-Verse 2. Hard to compete with those, but it is a quality superhero outing nonetheless.
Rating: 4.5/5 - 90% - Highly Recommend
Most obnoxiously ridiculous, cheap looking, and worst-written blockbuster I've seen in my life. BRB, I have to go and give an extra point to all Fast movies.
Pure garbage. He looks and acts nothing like Barry Allen. Hell, why didn't they just use Grant Gustin as the actor? Horrid acting from Ezra, crappy dialogue, and not even an appearance from Reverse-Flash! Why would Bruce Wayne even attempt electrocuting Barry Allen, when he'd think it'd kill him? It should've been Thomas Wayne like the comics. Ezra and Ezra just felt like a bad attempt at Bill & Ted, rather than a serious time-warping experience. The whole point of going back to the past is preventing his mother's murder by Eobard Thawne, but instead he just puts tomatoes in her shopping cart... How did that one thing prevent her brutal murder?
He's part of the Justice League, but has no idea where Wonder Woman would be? Why not contact the JSA? Shazam? Anyway, the new Supergirl was nice and one of the few redeeming parts of the movie. Rather have seen her in a solo movie than this crap. If you're a fan of Flashpoint, know this is nothing like the comics. If you're a fan of Barry Allen, know this Ezra is nothing like the character. If you're a fan of good superhero action, go watch Across the Spider-Verse. My greatest gripe with this movie is: Warner Bros chose to cancel a finished Batgirl movie, but decided to side with this pedophile abuser, Ezra Miller. Not even George Clooney, Christopher Reeve, or Michael Keaton could redeem his baggage. Whoever was in charge of this movie should be fired. The owner of Warner should be dismissed, and Warner should get actual DC Comics fans in place.
Seriously, why are Peter Safran and James Gunn even associating with the criminal? Toss Ezra out, and start fresh.
Despite the glowing advance reviews, "The Flash" is not the best superhero film of all time, the year, or even the month. But it is definitely a good movie overall. The humor is mostly spot on, the effects are impressive, and Ezra Miller is consistently convincing in the lead role. Michael Keaton still fits the Batman mantle pretty well, and Sasha Calle also delivers an excellent first impression as Supergirl. On top of that, of course, there are some neat cameos.
The pacing of the film isn't bad, either. It starts with a really entertaining sequence before the time travel plot picks up speed. The plot is comprehensible throughout and, above all, not as overly convoluted as in many other genre representatives. However, "The Flash" also has the usual problem of similar stories, that the fate of the characters never really gets to your heart, since it is not crucial for the "canon" anyway. But there is no such thing in the dying DCU anyway. In addition, there is not really a good villain, but then again, none was really needed here.
Overall, I would say that "The Flash" is neither a good conclusion to the old DCEU nor a good transition into the new DCU. You can still have a good time at the cinema, though, as the film works on its own and should appeal to fans of old DC works as well.
You should seek the services of a mental health professional. The Justice League isn't very good at that part yet. Trust me.
The Flash / Ezra Miller
Like the elephant show in the circus: The Flash a big spectacle but not all that interesting.
The story is (like what you clean up after the elephant show) kind of all over the place and it stinks.
The time travel premise has been done to death and the fact the setting of the movie is an alternate universe makes the whole show feel like a collapsed circus tent: no stakes.
There were a couple of fun cameos but the rest of The Flash wasn't enough to make me forget everything Miller has been accused of in recent years.
Well, they actually managed to make a decent The Flash movie, and without Grant Gustin too. Ezra Miller is back again as Barry Allen despite the controversies that surround them, but I hope you can forget or ignore that fact for about 2,5 hours (it's hard), because this movie is super fun. Now for the pluses and minuses:
2.5 hours is pretty long, but while watching it, I forgot that. The story unfolds with good pace and (almost) never a dull moment.
I love both Affleck and Keaton's performance as the caped crusader. Especially Keaton, he still got it! I felt the same joy as back then when I was a kid watching Tim Burton's Batman.
Sasha Calle rocks! While she only appeared in the last half of the movie, her Supergirl is much, much better than I expected.
Cameos. and a lot of them. Yes this can be seen as fan service as their appearance don't really affect the story much, but boy I was super excited and screaming internally watching that one particular scene. Good thing I avoided all the spoilers in the internet.
Still a better multiverse movie than the latest Dr.Strange
Billy Crudup doesn't return as Henry Allen. It's a shame since he did a good job back in JL movie.
There're some "wut" and "aw come on!" scenes, still fun and interesting though.
The soundtrack is just okay. I still love Zack Snyder's JL more. So many epic moments elevated by the majestic score, but I don't feel the same when watching The Flash.
My final rating : 7.5/10
:heart::heart::heart: - The only part I enjoyed watching in this film was seeing WW, Keaton and Colony. Why not cast the Barry from TV season in Flash film instead of Ezra..
10:heart:- Masterpiece :100:
9:heart:- Excellent
8:heart: - Amazing :ok_hand:
7:heart:- Great :sun_with_face:
6:heart: - Good :thumbsup:
5:heart: - Average :head_bandage:
4:heart: - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3:heart: - Bad :sob:
2:rage:- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:face_with_symbols_over_mouth: - Bull Shit
It's a bit frustrating - this is one of the better DCEU entries, but that says more about the others than it does about this one. With many of the others, they are just sort of evenly forgettable or messy. This one is still definitely flawed, but all the way through you can see elements of a really great movie in here - a lot of potential that should have led to an actual top-tier comic book movie. But those elements just get somewhat watered down. It's pretty good - some of the character choices work really well, the humor is good and it manages to feel shorter than it is - but it could have been much better.
The CGI, while good in some moments, is truly shockingly bad in so many scenes in a way that goes far beyond the "one or two standout scenes with really bad CGI" phenomenon plaguing many films recently, becomes an issue, as do some messy story elements. The ending also felt a bit forced and almost careless - it seemed like there was a mandate to work something else in there but it worked against what was set up before. But my main problem is that the film just often feels unfocused. Even at almost two and a half hours of runtime, it often feels like it fast-forwards through scenes or character developments without giving important moments any room to breathe, robbing them of much of their impact, and then just sort of moves on from them without looking back.
It's also a bit of a shame that the marketing ruined what could have been great surprises. I liked seeing Zod again. It's cool to revisit of so many versions of Batman and Superman. Keaton's Batman is great. Supergirl is a standout. But with the limited time the movie actually spends with them, the trailers made sure little of it really feels new.
None of these issues really break the movie, but it's a shame that they even out the high highs to an overall "still pretty good". Still, again, "pretty good" is above much of the rest of this franchise.
OK, that was not bad.
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I love this movie for bringing us the Man meme for the aslume subreddit. But for the love of god I cant give this movie more than a 4.
A good Batman film, with an interesting concept, but it was executed in a slightly messy way. The visual representation of Flash isn't the best, with his way of running being unappealing to watch, and the younger Flash can appear childish. However, even with these aspects, the film still manages to be exciting, especially with time travel, and it's always good to have Batman involved in the plot.
Awful movie with the cameos being the only cool thing about it. Why does everything in the film look like an anime? No one looks real and yet people are rating this higher than Green Lantern? Awful film which I'd have given 1 star too if Michael Keston, Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot weren't in it. This whole thing was done better in the show and they should've kept Grant Gustin. I'm glad they are rebooting the DCU, I can forget this exists.
I actually would have probably enjoyed this more if the movie meant anything, but it's just mumble jumble stuffed into one.
The cast is great...well, maybe just afew ppl, Ezra Miller ruined some of the enjoyability of this.
The cgi was very different , and I liked it weird enough, as a one-off.
I wholehearteldy enjoyed this one. It's fun but not too silly.
Yes, it's not too innovative, copying trends and relying on memes and cameos. But what matters is that it works.
Keaton still (or again?) is the best Batman and this was the best experience I had with a DC movie since Nolan's Batman trilogy.
As someone who is not a comic book geek, i enjoyed the movie
HAD ALOT TO SEE IN THE FILM WITH ALOT OF ACTION. SUPERGIRL WAS HOT!!
I'm overscoring this as a total time travel & nostalgia mark. The hilarious CGI made it campy and silly which was a plus for me vs a detriment. A time travel comedy that was a touch too long. 7.6 which is very high for these movies. Don't care , had a blast.
Batman: hmmm, looks like my ship took a lil' hit. Welp.... Guess I better KILL MYSELF.
Are we just going to ignore the fact that they killed off Michael Keatons batman's entire universe in this movie? Way to go idiots
Directed by Andy Muschietti, The Flash zips onto the screen with a burst of cinematic energy. While missing Grant Gustin, the film introduces Ezra Miller's quirky Barry Allen, delivering a visually stunning experience. Muschietti's direction propels the narrative, but emotional exploration takes a slight backseat. The Flash earns a solid 8/10 for its kinetic spectacle and superhero charm.
Had more fun than expected with this one. An interesting story, loved the Eric Stoltz joke and all the cameos.
As the movie went on though, I started losing interest, I think it's a bit too long for my liking.
I fear I may be turning into some sort of DC fanboy because... I thought this was great.
Like with 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods', I was not expecting much from these DCEU films as I only decided to watch them so I could catch up on this universe before the 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' finale next month. I guess I was subconsciously anticipating these to be as flat as a pancake due to the suits upstairs focusing on the upcoming DCU. Yet, I've had a terrific time thus far - 'Blue Beetle' pending.
As for this film itself, I'm not someone who has any interest in comic books so my only knowledge comes directly from the films. All I knew beforehand was the rather dodgy life of Ezra Miller (just look at their Wikipedia!) apparently affecting production. That's a lot of words to simply say that I have no clue how well of an adaptation this is from the comics, though simply as a film it give me entertainment, it really did.
'The Flash' features a strong performance from Miller, who portrays the aforementioned with quality throughout. I don't remember Barry Allen from the other DCEU flicks, so I'm pleased to have something memorable from the character with this. Elsewhere, Sasha Calle is very good as Supergirl, while Michael Keaton is much fun as Batman. There are some solid cameos in there too.
I will say that I personally would've shaved some of the run time, it does overrun ever so slighty. That is my only proper criticism though, given everything else from the story - which brings heart - to the special effects to whatever is done to a positive standard. Rating-wise, I've gone back and forth between 8/10 and 9/10 - it narrowly nabs the latter.
So if Barry’s mom remembered tomato sauce the killer never would have showed ? Like ever ? Also if Barry’s mom was never killed, Barry would have been a goofy douchbag ?
"These scars we have make us who we are, we're not meant to go back and fix them. Don't let your tragedy define you."
I was totally expecting this to suck but it was pretty fun. I would say that while I do hate the third act and the second Barry is very annoying, there are plenty of cool and funny moments in this to make it worth a watch. Oh and Keaton totally rocks.
It's just empty. Empty of meaning, empty of effort. It's not an awful movie, but a meaningless one. The best part of it are the Batman sequences, which are probably the only reason for anyone to watch this film.
This flick is a total speedster's delight, packed with action, humor, and enough Easter eggs to make even the most casual DC fan grin like the Cheshire Cat. Ezra Miller once again dons the crimson suit and brings his quirky charm to the fastest man alive.
Now, let's talk villains. We've got Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman, and let me tell you, seeing him back in the cape and cowl is like a Bat-signal to my nostalgic heart. And don't get me started on the insane multiverse madness that goes down. It's like Barry Allen went on a time-traveling, dimension-hopping field trip and accidentally mixed up all the superhero universes in his backpack.
Sure, there are a few moments where you'll scratch your head and go, "Wait, what just happened?" But hey, that's part of the charm. It's like they grabbed a handful of comic book pages, crumpled them up, and threw them at the screen, creating a beautiful mess of epic proportions.
So, my rating for "The Flash" movie? I'm giving it a speedy 4 out of 5 stars!
it was okay I guess, never watched Keaton batman so the whole nostalgia doesn't trigger for me though it is fun to see him as Batman
I was very reluctant to watch due to bad criticism, but it was waaay better than I thought. Glad I watched it. I always get emotional about Barry's story with his mom. I love Batman's speech of accepting our traumas and reality without needing to go back. This movie is about it. It was fun to watch. I would give a 7/10 but as it was better than I thought, I give it a 8/10
I went into this movie with low expectations because DC generally hasn’t delivered for me; I was pleasantly surprised! This is an adaptation of the Flashpoint comic event (which was also a great 2013 animated movie) that involves TONS of fan service moments while also telling a twisted (but not hard to follow) time travel paradox story that loops into multiversal contact. There’s some really, really rough CGI in many places, but the plot is engaging and moves quickly.
I’m fascinated and hopeful to see what comes next with the DC universe now under James Gunn’s control; I think that lack of total knowledge on “what comes next” for these characters and entire cinematic universe lends this movie some stakes that most superhero movies don’t usually get.
Horrible effects and filled with an attempt at fan service with all the throwbacks. Flashpoint as a comic was a way better way to go about this, but that was not used here.
The first few seasons of the Flash TV show on CW were way better. The Ezra Miller Flash is too much of a doof and is wholely unlikeable, and this is not even taking into account the off screen antics of the lead actor.
I watched this when it came to HBO Max, would not recommend that you spend any money on the film...just not worth it.
What a cluster fuck of a movie that should never have been made given that the lead is a psychopath. Didn't pay a single cent to watch this movie, and I still almost didn't watch it.
Now to the actual movie.
The CGI was lacking.
Worst Barry Allen ever. Just retcon him and bring in Grant's flash.
Bringing back Michael Keatons batman is brilliant.
I hope the rewamp the whole plan.
Many salty DC fans in the comments, enjoyable movie! Was interesting for the whole movie.
i don't care about Ezra Miller, this movie was good. I enjoyed it. I don't watch news or keep track of what the shit actor are doing.
I cried , I laughed and I was nostalgic.
I even watched twice.
Kara was underused ,I must say that. she intrigued me since the trailer came out,but unfortunately was not so much in the movie.
Batman was amazing... that's like the Batman I always imagined. classic with batarangs and the claw. like the Arkham games. yes, he has tech , that's his thing,but I like old tech... it's not too much and he just Beats the hell of those guys like are nothing.
the scene where Barry needs to "say goodbye" to his mother that stands right in front of him... looking in his eyes... it's just heartbreaking. he literally need to kill his mom after he saved her
you can't say that scene was bad...
someone I know said that Barry (teen) was so annoying because he was hiperactive. wtf ,bro!
1. it's the flash
2. it's a freaking teenager that got power out of knowhere
3. he had a good life. no trauma
what the do you expect? does everybody needs to be Batman?
I don't hate Batman. I love Batman,but really. why wouldn't you love some diversity?
for me was very good.
Don't get all those negative reactions here. Was it a super good movie? no, there were a lot of things that I didn't like but still I watched it completly and did enjoy...a lot. That is what a movie has to do so ...wel done.
Okay, when are we getting Supergirl spin-off? Sure, she died in the universe depicted here, but they can easily create a new one where it's the same actress.
So this is now DCEU's biggest box office debacle in recent history; this is on its way to achieving lower domestic box office figures than the previous record holder, the notorious "The Green Lantern", and now to add insult to injury, DCEU had put a lot of faith in this project apparently. Yet, it turned out to be a complete shipwreck!
Several reasons factored in its gigantic failure, the major one being the allegations made against Ezra Miller, and this whole fiasco did have a considerable impact on the film's theatrical run.
Now, let us keep these things aside and judge this solely from a cinematic standpoint. Is it a terrible movie? No, is it great, then? Not, then what is it? A decent, passable entertainer and that's all!
There are some cool visuals, the humour is effective, and on top of all, the story itself digs through (or at least tries to) some interesting themes, mainly the concept of parallel timelines, aka Multiverse!
Don't get your hopes too high, though. While the writing does emphasise paradoxes and branched-out timelines caused by this time manipulation, the greater implications do not come off as ostensibly as they would have wanted to. It gets so convoluted in the final moments, I feel; a more efficient direction from behind the camera could have done the job they intended to.
P. S. Seeing Michael Keaton slipping into the suit of Batman gave me immense pleasure.
I just finished watching the movie, I find it really really fun despite watching it on TV I'm sure watching it outside on cinema it' would be a whole different fun experience
The move sometimes funny and emotional it's really catchy.
Let me start with that i've never read a dc or marvel comic. But I just didn't feel it. I didn't feel Ezra Miller as The Flash or Barry Allen. And not because of his controversy. He was too twitchy and quirky. The story was strange... I don't know man
The thing that pissed me off the most was that they acknowledge (almost) every Batman, some Superman (and Nicolas Cage for some F*ing reason) but they can't bring Grant Gustin? Or John Wesley Shipp...? Tyler Hoechlin? Melissa Benoist? I know the last too are maybe a stretch, but Ezra's version of Flash was on the TV show.....
I didn't finish the TV Show and still Grand Gustin is THE FLASH for me!
I think people who don't like this movie just don't like fun.. This was just a comic book movie through and through. What a great send off to Snyder's universe
Good movie. Comic is the best, Followed by the Animated movie. Not to say this didn't entertain, it was well done and had an enjoyable time watching.
So………… who killed Barry’s Mom?
I liked the movie. While it has some issue the homage to the previous DC movies worked for me very well
DC, however, also knows how to do the multiverse. A big plus for inserts not only from the DC universe itself, and for the linking with the Zemeckis trilogy I give +1. :)
I hate everything that is this movie
It was good to see Keaton back as Batman. The CGI was distracting due to entire scenes from action to characters looking so animated and unrealistic. It was tolerable watch but surely wasn’t anything special.
Without Keaton's Batman, this movie would've been bland and confuse as hell. The cameos and the Chronosphere scenes looked so awful and cluttered. Yeah, I liked the 89's Batman and Kal El's cousin scenes, Danny Elfman's score and that's it. Bad screenplay, bad CGI, bad protagonist. Time paradox should be the really "villain" in this movie, no need for Zod.
The movie was good, fun to watch. My only complaint was the music. The music is not as good as what Danny Elfman did. I usually don't notice the music in a movie,but it felt lacking here.
That Ezra Miller is an annoying actor. What worse than having one? Exactly: 2 of them.
This movie had a fun amount of cameo, but that's about all there's good about this movie.
I think DC intentionally makes the CGI “bad” to make it look comic-ish. I was really liking this until the giant hot mess near the end.
Good humour, some great action and a good, albeit typical, storyline. It’s hard to get out of the corner once you’ve painted yourself into it with time travel.
I don't know why there are so many negative comments. This movie was hilarious. Not like non-stop, but like the old Flash comic books hilarious. Flash was always the "dumb" guy who managed to fix everything even when he screwed it up. This stays really true to form of those old comic books.
it was entertaining. It's not the serious storyline of most the DC movies, but again Flash.
this movie goes as one of the worst of the year easy!
This is definitely the big steaming pile that everyone was talking about.
Awful story (nothing really redeeming from the source material), poor acting, abysmal writing, childish CGI.
Where did all the money go? You can't see it in the final product. Content is king. Should've spent a decent chunk of change on a competent and good script. While you're at it, why not get a competent and talented director... and actors... and...? That makes sense, doesn't it? No? Hmm.
There's no excuse to greenlight a project that isn't complete and hasn't been planned in full, polished to a shine and positively peer reviewed every step along the way. Shame this project is so poorly written. Shame about the star of the project and how annoying they are as presented in the film. Shame about the gross CGI callbacks and terrible VFX. Shame. That's what those involved in making this project what it is should feel... and you know what? There's no place for shame.
All this typed, I enjoyed parts of the film. Michael Keaton was fun. I didn't enjoy him in the original film (I don't think it's his fault - I like Keaton), but like him here quite a bit, outside of the callbacks. Shame this wasn't a Batman film. I also enjoyed what we saw of Supergirl. I liked what little we saw of Barry's Mom and Dad.
As an aside, just because a director produces a project that makes a lot of money doesn't mean they're good and should be backed for additional projects. Money doesn't equate to quality. You only need to peruse any medium's "charts" to understand this... but, it seems many execs, the ones who excel in ruining things, in addition to being incompetent and useless, are lucky bastards who failed upwards.
So I pushed through the atrocious cgi intro, with lame humor and stupid acting from Miller. Am I glad that I did can’t say so but I did get to see Keaton’s amazing performance and what in a different universe with a better director and another actor playing Flash would be a decent take on a flashpoint movie. Supergirl isn’t like her character but it would be fine if she was a female darker aspect of Kal El.
I can’t imagine a more cringeworthy experience than watching Ezra Miller slo no pop eye at the camera and delivering bad lines except maybe another one of him acting even more asinine. Well i guess i don’t have to imagine. The director is right only Ezra Miller could make the Flash what it is any one else and it might be ok.
This was the worst adaptation of a Flash movie I've ever seen....well, I only got half way through and then that was enough. Not sure why they just didn't use the guy that plays the role on TV....
Flash is annoying they should have made a Keaton Batman movie instead
I enjoyed it a lot more than expected. If it weren't for Ezra's real life problems, I'd have said this could build a cult following.
This movie's effects, disrespect of the dead, and lead actor gave me cancer.
I think the director tried to take a complicated story and present it in an entertaining way, they failed, 6/10
Ohh God.... Terrible piece of sh#t movie ...I can write better story for the movie....Hire me DC and I'll fix DCEU.
Garbage. Shazam and all of its comic relief was better than this and I hated Shazam. Enough said
Nice Movie for DC Fans, but the CGI is crap. I have seen movies with better CGI 15 years ago.
TLDR: If you have grown up with Keaton as Batman, his return will hit you in the feels, apart from that, don't waste your time: this movie is quite simply atrocious.
Thank god for Michael Keaton. The only watchable scenes from this insufferable movie are the ones he's in. He steals each one of those too.
The rest is just plainly bad. The special effects, the forced cameos. The overall script has potential, the execution is mind-blowingly bad.
I'm sorry to see Cavill/Afleck/Gadot go because they carried the DCCU (and also because Afleck had potential to be a great Batman) but if The Flash is what we could have had with them, good riddance (don't live long enough to see yourself become the vilain).
We're evidently at the stage now where competency isn't enough to secure success in the comic book movie market, and The Flash finds itself squarely in the firing line of this new level of expectation. By all metrics it's fine and does everything you've come to expect from a modern hero feature:
Multiverse shenanigans :white_check_mark:
Questionable CGI :white_check_mark:
Awkward, stilted, overly used humour :white_check_mark:
Simple arc solved by time manipulation that is quickly reversed at the end :white_check_mark:
It's all here and should be enough to satiate the exclusively popcorn-feature viewing masses, but clearly it is not; based on the revenue and viewership numbers that is. Is it because audiences have chosen their allegiances and will only tolerate the 47th entry in their chosen ongoing movie franchise? Was it the drama around Ezra Miller? Was it the weirdly targeted Twitter campaign that soiled the films rep in comparison to its peers?
Who knows. My rambling aside, it's just a fine CBM with questionable visuals and overt callbacks and references that everyone seems to love given their prevalant usage in modern media. There are worse ways to spend 180 minutes, but there are much better ways too. If you must be in at the ground floor on DC's next attempt at a Marvel style universe, it's almost mandatory viewing. What a depressing thought.
It's a decent superhero movie, nothing to write home about. There aren't even really some bad scenes and the pacing is quite good overall, it's just all average. Nothing special and that's kind of sad.
I have seen this story executed better in
TV - CW The Flash
Animation - Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Movie - Zack Snyder's Justice League
Comic - Flashpoint
P.S. None of them has god awful CGI babies.
Ezra Miller, non-binary person who most recently held up the release of the movie "The Flash" through various "unsightly" actions, is brilliant. I really don't care what others say, but "The Flash" is pure comic that it's just awesome. All the cross-referencing, the whole way it's done, and the story itself.... DC has done an incredible job with "The Flash". Yes, here and there it may seem a bit childish, but that's the way it is with comics, or comic adaptations.
In keeping with the comic theme: the CGI. It's cruel in parts, but sometimes it's totally cool. In fact, I felt like this: I don't care! I compared exactly that with video games. Often the graphics are really crappy, but the story is really good.
In summary, I had a lot of fun with the movie. Sometimes, due to my age, I clapped my forehead, but mostly my hands. A great spectacle thanks to numerous characters. The Batman par excellence, Michael Keaton, is a highlight of the film, without a doubt, although in this film and at this age he fights more dynamically than ever. A bit strange, but accepted.
THE highlight for me is clearly Supergirl. Oh please, give us more of her! There is potential without end in it!
Again, in conclusion, this is not a 10/10, not an 8/10. It's less and yet fanservice deluxe. Well done, it was fun!
If we could rate by "half-stars" this would fall right around the 4½ star mark...somewhere between "Poor" and "Meh". If you could skip the first half of the film, this might be tolerable but that first hour of slop you have to plod through (complete with dolls and mannequins falling from the sky, that are supposed to pass for real infants/people) makes this almost unbearable. It was far too juvenile for me, which was a huge disappointment because, as a kid, I always liked The Flash in the comic books. (Truth be told, though, I never could figure out how "running really fast" could ever be used as a super-power.)
In all honesty, this film should be seen more as a Justice League: Lite instead of a movie about The Flash character. Without the others, the film would have essentially NOTHING to ride on and unfortunately, it seems to have borrowed heavily from its arch-rival, Marvel Comics, with the "Let's go back and do that again!" twist. (Dr. Strange, anyone?) So many things were just helter-skelter, adding nothing (at least to someone who's not heavily into the DC Comics world. (Always preferred Marvel, myself.) to the story. I will give props, however, to Ezra Miller for his closing scene in the grocery store: he at least made that part feel believable and deeply emotional. Apart from that one scene, however, this movie seemed designed almost exclusively for juvenile audiences and couldn't really be seen as anything remotely serious or thought-provoking. Just one goofy pratfall after another, and nothing in this film served to make The Flash seem like a viable "superhero". If anything, he came across more like the "Greatest American Hero" in the old TV series.
Big waste of two-and-a-half hours; you can save yourself at least an hour, though, by cutting through the first 54 minutes. There's absolutely nothing in those first 54 minutes that is worth sitting through...not even a backstory. Oh well...I watched it.
The humour is great. The movie is a lot better than I thought it would be. Ezra miller is very funny as the two Barry's interacting with each other. The CGI is terrible, the story is good but there are so many things that don't make sense in the realm of DC. Seeing versions of characters that we'll never Se again is saddening and cutting Caville and Affleck (more) from the film doesn't sit well with me. It doesn't have the same gravity or wow factor as other Superhero movies but it's a fun movie.
Omg the cgi! How did this ever get released in this state! And besides that, it's just terrible. Gimme back my two hours...
If having the OG Batman not enough to get you jacked about this, the movie itself is really good. This is the Batman that will forever be in my books as the best. Every version got progressively worse. Affleck and Patterson are horrible.
Enough about the bat. This movie was really good through and through. Perfect mix of comedy and action.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE
watched it while i was high. dosn't make Sense.
Just a horrible movie flick. CGI is on par with The Scorpion King, a movie that came out 2002, 21 years ago. Ezra Miller as The Flash was a very bad casting decision. The only positive thing with the movie was Michael Keaton, and another Bruce Wayne Cameo.
It could be so much more, but the digital effects just ruin it. I feel like we're going backwards, because if you look back a few years, it was pretty cool and sometimes more than cool. What's happening today is really weird. Anyway.
It's hard to believe that the Flash is still played by Ezra Miller. Wasn't he chased by cops across the country a few years back? Or am I missing something? Well, he's on the red carpet now, if anything. Supergirl is great, not to mention the suit fits her pretty well ... well. Nostalgia was delivered so it wasn't such a tragedy. Definitely better than Wonder Woman and Justice League the original one, not the Zack one. I'd probably never watch it again though which can't be said for Marvel movies, I mean the old ones the new ones suck. So.
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Terrible dog crap. I shut it off after 20 minutes.
First let me say I did actually enjoy the movie, it far exceeded my expectations.
Having said that, the biggest problem with this movie is Ezra Miller, for me he just portrays the worst Barry Allen ever put forth in any media.
What gets almost all the points for this movie is the nostalgia, I was surprised to see who they included and how.
The storyline wasn't too divergent to be a mad distraction (speaking as a MASSIVE comic book fan)and the introduction of Sasha Calle as Supergirl was the icing on top of the cake.
what the hell is this movie .?
Yeah I love the Flash but this wasn't it:disappointed_relieved:... from the half assed CGI to the stuffed in nostalgia, which probably made many ppl falsely rate this movie higher than it would... Wake up ppl!!! Don't enable the writers of this crap stand for it to be better or is this what you crave for to be shoved down your throats till you realise and get fed up:thinking:?
Batman vs Superman, hand over the "worst super hero movie ever" trophy here, you no longer deserve it, I was harsh on you, goes to The Flash, no logic, no time logic (young flash kills himself and he is younger ??? paradox) , no physics logic ( hit by a bullet stops it , couldn't handle the shovel ), for those who don't agree, go read "The flashpoint" comics, some real art there, amazing reboot, freaking great characters.
Despite all the glorifying advertisement and promotion of the best superhero film, ending to be a major flop. When you see it you will understand why. A very very excessive use of trully awful CGI on every scene, ANOTHER multiverse storyline, enough with this it is like the 3D movies trend that died, this style now has to die also.
Positives for me:
Kara was awesome, very good cast, want to see more of her
The cameos of the Batman's
And of course Nicolas Cage, that alone is a reason to watch this stupid festivity.
Descent. Not a total waste of time. But the industry is going overboard with the time travel/multiverse. Its starting to get alittle weirs
As a movie on it's own it's a 7 for me, but the nostalgia factor gives it that extra point. Absolutely loved Michael Keaton's return as Batman and for me Ezra Miller was a great fit for this Flash-story.
what awfully bad cgi and wasted potential, could have been fun & and back to the future hommage but wasted.
This was good. Well done
This was a film in parts. There were parts I liked, parts I didn't like, and parts I didn't have any strong feelings about one way or another. First off, the storyline was quite convoluted, unnecessarily so. There were a number of reveals but none crucial to the actual outcome of the film. Primarily, I was bored by the first third of the film, while the middle third was, I felt, the best, and the ending third was designed to push the story forward. I'm not really sure where they set up to go from here, b/c it wasn't overtly clear from the script. Yes, there were some indications of what might happen next, but I don't think that they did a good job of really leaning into any particular storyline that was of significant consequence. Additionally, the CGI was blatantly awful; just horrendous.
I really, really liked Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El. She was fantastic in the role! In fact, in her short amount of time on screen, she was the best part of the film. I really hope that they follow-up w/ her in a stand-alone Supergirl film, b/c that would be ideal.
The problem w/ the Flash is that he's really not a great superhero. He's fast, and that's it. Underneath, he's still just a man. Thus, if physics were applied, he'd be a pile of goo any time he ran that fast. Even if he wasn't, traveling at the speed of light and touching anything would cause him to end up in a billion pieces. I've always felt that the Flash was the weakest character in the Justice League. And, when they make him the comedic foil, it only makes it worse. There's really nothing amusing about this film, so that goofy character that he's written as just doesn't work. In fact, it's really annoying, b/c for someone as smart as he's supposed to be, he comes across as quite dense.
Since this bombed at the box office, I'm hoping that they move away from it and on to better fare. That's my hope, but the reality is, James Gunn has a giant ego, and he's the kind of guy to make a movie simply to assuage that ego. My fear is that he'll continue down this path w/ the DCEU, b/c the Flash is a primary character in it, and we'll get saddled w/ a lot of second-rate superheroes, when we could've still had Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot in the main roles. It's really a shame that Gunn was put in charge, for a number of reasons, but between him and Zaslav, the old, white boys club is in full effect, so we'll get what they decide to give us. Really, it's painful to watch what Warner Bros. has done w/ this franchise of characters. It's too bad that they didn't hash everything out from the get-go.
Movie was alright, but honestly, other than Michael Keaton's Batman and a couple of little surprises, it was just kind of meh.
The new Supergirl is hot!
I would say this is one of the better recent superhero movies, it's getting more hate thn it deserves.
The best DC film since The Dark Knight. Despite all the negative press surrounding the show's star, he did an excellent job in this film. (I have a feeling that Ezra Miller might be this generation Johnny Depp.)
All the cameos were also excellent. This is the perfect film to close out this chapter of DC universe. Bring on the James Gunn DC universe.
so bad. so bad. so bad
I don't know how can you call this a good movie after such an atrocious third act, in the least imaginative location possible. And I was finding it entertaining previous to the desert battle, by the way.
I went in with low expectations, and was still disappointed.
I don't get why many marvel flicks get pass over goofy writing but people expected Casablanca from flash, imo jokes landed well and I don't mind the cartoonist CGI, ending felt little uneasy maybe cause I haven't watched the
Too many goofy dialogues, joke every time
Shout by V3ROBlockedParent2016-01-29T02:15:37Z— updated 2022-06-18T20:16:22Z
Why not cast Grant Gustin for the part? He is definitely the greatest Barry Allen ever, and a great young actor!
Edit 2022: OK, Ezra, move aside, it's Grant's turn!
I do not deny Ezra was good too, and that the last seasons of Flash have been week sauce (I do agree that most baddies are converted to good after a nice speech, nonetheless I'll keep watching it till the end, I'm that kind of viewer...), but Grant is an established Flash, great actor and apparently a calmer human being than Ezra at the moment. :P
Sorry, I'm team Grant! :)