![]() ![]() Miller does well with both incarnations of the character and the handheld camerawork allows for some realism to shine through. Once the other Barry comes into the picture, the energy lifts up a bit, but it’s all in favour of the new Barry who gets to do a fair amount of comedy. Muschietti makes the pre-time-travel version of Barry rather tedious, over-emphasising his many faults, including his clumsiness, facial tics and anxiety. When Miller as Barry, The Flash, enters the past (an alternate timeline), he encounters another version of himself and futilely attempts to mentor the other Barry, who apparently is quite annoying. The precipitating event was Mom (Maribel Verdú) sending Dad (Ron Livingston) to the local supermarket to fetch a can of tomatoes. ![]() The plot hinges on Barry’s decision to try to go back in time and change one detail on the day his family was destroyed. Their inclusion doesn’t exactly drive the story to new heights. There are too many characters in expanding the DC universe and their presence in cameos are fan-service driven. Directed by Andy Muschietti from a script by screenwriter Christina Hodson, ‘The Flash’ is a colourful VFX-laden superhero flick that has many ideas running at the same time, nostalgia trips that don’t go anywhere, and some emotional heft.
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