The Flash was alright and didn't deserve the pile on it got.

Clearly Ezra Miller is problemati in real life. Their star has faded to the point that I doubt we will see much of them outside of court TV or tabloid pieces dredging up their problematic and potentially criminal behaviour. However, this is a movie that, in isolation, is not nearly as bad as people made it out to be. And if I am being honest, I feel really bad for the people who worked hard on this movie to make it what it was despite all the troubling actions outside of the production that Ezra Miller did that ruined any hope of making this movie nothing more than a precautionary take.
Gripes and Groans
Okay, the CGI is pretty aweful in seveeral scenes. Like,early 2000's video bad. The uncanny valley was in full effect with this movie and took me out of the story at times as a result. Also, the early action sequences with Super Girl in Russia were comical. There was noreal world physics applied and she looked more like elasti girl than super girl with the rubber movements and elongated forms. 
The Good
One thing that I really liked was the way they tackled the idea of multiple dimensions and parallel realities. It had heart and while it doesn't likely endure any kind of scientific or logical theory it felt like how a superhero movie should address the concept. I don't like the way Marvel does timelines . their approach is nihilistic and bleak. The fact that the timelines are managed and policed by a group of people seems even more absurd than how it was portrayed in the Flash. I appreciated that there is a almost supernatural and has hints of the divine.
Also, the stakes are real and emotional. To their credit, Ezra Miller sold me on the trauma his mother's death and fathers imprisonment had on the Flash. I felt the loss experienced in Barry's life and it made the movie enjoyable for me.
I also enjoyed some of the appearances of characters from other universes. Michael Keaton was especially good. Okay, maybe good is a bit generous. He had a few good scenes and moved the plot forward in a useful way.  I also think he portrayed  the Batman advanced in age and tired of the world that he gave his soul for. I also think it's interesting how little emotional investment he had in Barry which makes sense. I mean, he just met this weird young man who shows up and tells him a wild story that compels him to rejoin the world. 

The Flash is a fine popcorn flick that probably tried too hard to be something it wasn't  And considering the immense pressure out on the studio and the main actor to carry the movie I can appreciate why everyone was disappointed. Personally I found it a good movie that should have spent it's budget on CGI instead of reshoots. 

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