The Flash

I'm a sucker for time travel movies. Love them. And if you have been following this blog you will know I'm also a lover of Batman. I have a soft spot for the caped crusader. "The Flash" is 65% Flash, 30% Batman, and 5% for other DC characters. It's also a time travel movie. You could geek out and argue all the multiverse stuff is really just time travel pathways or vice versa; time travel leads to a multiverse. But I'm not here for that, I'm here to tell you how good and how much fun "The Flash" is. Ezra Miller plays Barry Allen, aka The Flash, two versions of him. He moves so fast that he can go back in time and does so to save his mother but in doing so, breaks the universe. Batman is no longer Ben Affleck but Michael Keaton. Yes, it's heavy on nostalgia. Was it great to see Michael Keaton back in the bat suit? Absolutely! This alone was worth the price of admission. Keaton gives a warm, heart-felt performance; and some laughs. But it is Ezra Miller who is the star and sells the whole picture. He is really fabulous. The movie has a sincerity to it. It's also extremely funny at times - I loved the opening 30 minutes. The writing is clever with subtle time travel film references. I couldn't have written a better comic book super hero film. "The Flash" is 100% fun. Catch it now (in IMAX if you can) at a theatre near you.