The Flash
The Flash
Barry Allen is struck by a bolt of lightning and thus, an extraordinary power is born inside him: The Speed Force. When he uses this power to run back in time and save his mother, he creates a world without heroes and General Zod has returned. To defeat him, his only hope rests in the hands of a retired Batman, another Barry and an imprisoned kryptonian.
Manuel Frangis reviewedMarch 26, 2025
I just watched The Flash and I honestly have to give it 0.5 out of 5 stars. I was really hoping this movie would be at least fun or have something cool to offer, but it ended up being one of the biggest disappointments I’ve seen in a long time. It’s messy, loud, all over the place, and just never clicked with me at all. I went in with low expectations, and somehow it still let me down.
The biggest problem is the story, which is all over the place from the very beginning. It’s supposed to be a big multiverse, timeline-jumping adventure, but it never feels exciting or emotional. It’s more confusing than clever, and even when it tries to be serious or heartfelt, it falls flat. The pacing is weird too—some parts feel like they’re moving way too fast, and others drag on forever with nothing interesting happening.
Ezra Miller plays Barry Allen aka The Flash, and I just couldn’t get into their performance. It’s awkward, forced, and kind of hard to watch at times. The jokes don’t land, the emotional moments feel fake, and even the action scenes don’t really help. The whole tone of the movie is off—like it’s not sure if it wants to be funny, dramatic, nostalgic, or just pure chaos.
The visual effects in this movie are a huge mess, and not in a fun way. Some of the CGI looks completely unfinished. There are entire scenes where characters look like video game cutscenes from 15 years ago. For a movie that had a big budget and was supposed to be a major superhero event, that’s honestly embarrassing. It took me out of the story over and over again.
There are a few cameos and surprises, and while I won’t spoil anything, even those felt cheap. They’re not earned, they don’t add much, and in some cases, they just felt like lazy attempts at getting fans to cheer. Nothing felt meaningful. It’s like the movie was trying to distract us with shiny objects instead of telling a good story.
Some characters are just thrown in for no reason, and then they’re either barely used or completely wasted. The movie has so many chances to do something cool with its characters, and it just doesn’t. Even the big emotional arcs don’t land, because the writing never gives you a reason to care. You’re just expected to go along with whatever happens without feeling anything.
The music and action sequences should’ve been highlights, but they felt just as thrown together as everything else. Some scenes had potential, but they never got the payoff they needed. It’s like the movie kept trying to build toward something epic and just never got there.
I give The Flash 0.5 out of 5 stars because it barely gave me anything to enjoy. It had so much potential to be a cool multiverse story or a fun DC movie, but it ended up being a confusing, badly written, weird-looking mess that felt rushed and empty. Overall The Flash is a huge missed opportunity with weak performances, bad effects, and a story that never finds its footing. I really tried to find something to like, but this one just didn’t work for me at all. Definitely not a movie I’ll be revisiting.