8/13/2023 0 Comments Aeroadmin plus review![]() ![]() It’s a wonderful kick-off, showing off The Flash’s prodigious powers and his wily sense of humor, as he cracks wise about being the Justice League’s janitor while also saving a pack of babies in increasingly ingenious ways. Miller’s Flash has already appeared in a trio of other DC films, but Muschietti’s feature offers the character (perhaps this is a good time to note that, while Barry Allen is male, Miller identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns) the chance to fully inhabit his own story for the first time.Ī high-energy opening sequence steeps us in Barry’s everyday life, from the necessity of a high-caloric breakfast (and a natty smartwatch that tells him when his energy is running low) to the high levels of popularity he enjoys when he’s in his super suit (he’s basically a nobody when he’s out of it), as the speedster is dispatched to help Batman (Ben Affleck) and Alfred (Jeremy Irons) during a Gotham-set hospital disaster. The screenplay, from “Birds of Prey” and “Bumblebee” screenwriter Christina Hodson (with story credits to Joby Harold, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein), is a literally classic one, spinning off the iconic “Flashpoint” comic book storyline into DC’s first-ever standalone feature dedicated to The Flash / Barry Allen (Miller). The rise of the multiverse is nothing new in the entertainment world - it’s not even new to DC, which has toyed with the concept throughout its many television offerings, including its very own nine-season “The Flash” series - but Muschietti’s film marks the first time the studio has gone all-in on this brand of storytelling in cinematic form. Just days after so many superhero fans were reminded of the possibility of the genre, “The Flash” mostly feels like a great example of a dying breed of blockbuster joint. ![]() In its best moments, the film is funny, ambitious, and heartfelt, but it’s also frequently buried under iffy effects, convoluted storytelling, and a been-there-done-that familiarity that’s hard to shake. Yet, taken on its own merits, Andy Muschietti’s film has lots to offer, and frequently shows flashes (apologies) of brilliance that set it a cut above most of its existing DC Universe brethren. ‘Passages’ Trailer: Ira Sachs’ Sundance Breakout Captures Complicated Love
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