General Information:
Directed by — Andy Muschietti
Starring — Ezra Miller (Barry Allen/The Flash), Sasha Calle (Kara Zor-El/Supergirl), Michael Shannon (General Zod), Ron Livingston (Henry Allen), Maribel Verdu (Nora Allen), and Michael Keaton (Bruce Wayne/Batman)
Synopsis — Based on the comic book storyline “Flashpoint”, Barry Allen realizes he can use his superspeed to travel back in time to save his parents, but he learns the consequences of what happens with you mess with time.
Where to Watch — In Theaters and VOD
Review:
Going into this movie, I was not necessarily a fan of the DCEU but I did not have anything against it. I like superhero movies even though I got into them pretty late for “traditional” fans. But my boyfriend is a DC comics and movies enjoyer, so I checked this out with him. “Flashpoint” is one of his favorite storylines and he was excited to see it on the big screen. This is a good movie to watch if you are a casual superhero fan or know next to nothing about the DECU like myself.
I am familiar with the present day iterations of the famous DC characters, but Barry Allen was the character I knew least about. If you want to know more about how the Flash came to be, this is the perfect movie for that. When you hear something is a part of a cinematic universe, it can be intimidating trying to catch up. But as someone who was in this position, I think the high point of this movie is the fact that it is not only an origin story with heart, but that no matter how many movies you have or have not seen, you will not be lost with the story. Nowadays, that can be hard to come by.
The story had its high moments, especially when it came to Barry and the moments between his parents. But other than that, it was your typical superhero flick. It was a lot of fun to have the two Barrys of different universes banter with each other but they do not really branch too much past that. The same goes for the acting. Some were fun to watch, but you could also tell that some people did not really want to be there. I am hoping that with James Gunn at the head, we keep Sasha Calle as Supergirl, as she was my favorite performance outside of the lead. We were able to get a little bit of her backstory with this movie, but I want her character to be explored more. Hopefully, Gunn is on the same page as me.
With the typical story with some funny and heartfelt moments with uneven performances from the cast, this was an occasional enjoyable movie but littered with stereotypical superhero clichés that make it just a pretty average movie.
