So completely on a whim, I decided to sit down and watch the Flash movie last night on HBO Max. And I think my biggest feeling at the end was that it was... so much of a waste of potential?
Not Flash himself, Ezra Miller still seems like horrible casting for Barry and left me very cold. For the most part, it wasn't all bad but most of the time, was the worst person on screen. But obviously if I made it through the entire movie where Miller was in 95% of frames it wasn't impossible. (And frankly I wasn't a fan of their Iris either - the CW Iris and Barry were both leagues better for my money.)
But no, I mean a waste of potential of Sasha Calle's Supergirl, and both versions of Batman to be honest. I really liked Keaton's Batman, he was probably the highlight of the movie for me, both as Bats and as Bruce. And Sasha Calle was a very different version of Kara than I'm used to but absolutely wonderful. Having both of them die (especially Kara, who we saw absolutely beat the snot out of Zod in a very satisfying way) was... well, I just rolled my eyes, to be honest. At least if they'd both come back at the end, that would have been one thing but... nope.
Probably Affleck's best outing as Batman as well, even though I've never seen and don't plan to see any version of Justice League. His conversation with Barry before the big reset was really good. And Gal Godot's cameo was delightful, probably the funniest moment in the movie. I also really enjoyed the "CORY STOLTZ?!" moments and the whole conversation about actors in different roles.
I will say also, some of the CGI was so insanely bad and plasticky, I felt like I was watching the big brawl from The Matrix Reloaded. I know there was a lot of it needed but even so... yikes.
So yeah, overall... not a good movie, but had some really bright spots and if we could have a movie that was just Keaton's Batman, Calle's Supergirl, and somebody else tying them together to save the world, I'd be totally down.
Not Flash himself, Ezra Miller still seems like horrible casting for Barry and left me very cold. For the most part, it wasn't all bad but most of the time, was the worst person on screen. But obviously if I made it through the entire movie where Miller was in 95% of frames it wasn't impossible. (And frankly I wasn't a fan of their Iris either - the CW Iris and Barry were both leagues better for my money.)
But no, I mean a waste of potential of Sasha Calle's Supergirl, and both versions of Batman to be honest. I really liked Keaton's Batman, he was probably the highlight of the movie for me, both as Bats and as Bruce. And Sasha Calle was a very different version of Kara than I'm used to but absolutely wonderful. Having both of them die (especially Kara, who we saw absolutely beat the snot out of Zod in a very satisfying way) was... well, I just rolled my eyes, to be honest. At least if they'd both come back at the end, that would have been one thing but... nope.
Probably Affleck's best outing as Batman as well, even though I've never seen and don't plan to see any version of Justice League. His conversation with Barry before the big reset was really good. And Gal Godot's cameo was delightful, probably the funniest moment in the movie. I also really enjoyed the "CORY STOLTZ?!" moments and the whole conversation about actors in different roles.
I will say also, some of the CGI was so insanely bad and plasticky, I felt like I was watching the big brawl from The Matrix Reloaded. I know there was a lot of it needed but even so... yikes.
So yeah, overall... not a good movie, but had some really bright spots and if we could have a movie that was just Keaton's Batman, Calle's Supergirl, and somebody else tying them together to save the world, I'd be totally down.
