Wednesday, June 07, 2023
The Flash
It’s “The Butterfly Effect” meets “Back to the Future” meets “Frankenstein” in DC’s latest attempt to match the Marvel juggernaut’s success. The film opens with Barry Allen/Flash (Ezra Miller), Batman (Ben Affleck), & Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) showing off their talents in some thrilling rescues & captures. After a hard day’s heroics, Barry’s thoughts turn to sadness as he laments the death of his mom & the imprisonment of his dad for her murder. Barry misses his mom & knows his dad is innocent so he goes back in time to correct a minor shopping mistake & save his mom & dad from their destinies. What could go wrong in a time travel story trying undo something? Of course, everything. He ends up trapped in the past with his 18-year-old self pre-Flash powers & in alternate timeline with no meta humans. With the appearance of General Zod (Micheal Shannon), Barry & other Barry seek out Batman & another Krytonian to battle Zod & his army. DC fans will love this action-packed superhero film as it highlights nostalgically back through DC history & what-ifs. Twists & turns along with its humor will keep audiences entertained. Michael Keaton shows up recreating his version of Batman. By the end will Barry undo his mistake & set things right? Look for surprise cameos & a post credit clip that may or may not mean anything.
Alien gives it 3½ “can of tomatoes” stars out of 4.
