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The Flash (2023)

 


The Flash is a continuation of the DCEU where Berry Allen tries to go back in time to fix the problem of his past.

Directed by Andy Muschietti, the film takes a lot of chances when it comes to directorial choices and at other times plays it safe with nostalgia and cool action sequences. Comic book fans might be upset with the direction the writers Christina Hodson and Joby Harold took but I never was a big fan of the Flash comics. Andy knew how to direct horror movies as he did Mama and Stephen King's 2017 adaptation of It. James Wan made the transition from horror to superhero with Aquaman why not Muschietti as well? One of the problems is Hodson's intentional writing that bleeds over from Birds of Prey into this film. Also, Harold wrote the atrocious Obi-Wan Kenobi mini-series and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Berry Allen is played by Ezra Miller and has to play two versions of himself. He knows he's annoying and that he's playing an annoying character. If Miller had more charm it wouldn't come off as abrasive. He's supposed to carry the entire film and he doesn't live up to the challenge.

Newcomer Sasha Calle plays Supergirl. She's done some shorts and was on The Young and the Restless and probably should go back. She has one look the entire time she's on screen. I know she knows how to emote and perhaps that's bad direction or perhaps she's not ready for movies.

There is a large amount of cameos in the film and only one of them was a true surprise. It was nice to see a CGI version of a certain person and I'll leave it at that.

The Flash was entertaining, it has some truly bad CGI for 2023. The performances are mediocre and at worse annoying. Is it still better than Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, yes actually but is it more entertaining than Fast X, no. Both earned a C+ for me and that's where I'll land with The Flash. C+

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