For those of us who have watched the entire 9 season of The Flash (Arrow only got 8, and Supergirl just 6), there wouldn't be anything in terms of plot and story in this new movie that is entirely surprising. Still, this movie has its appeal. And of course, even the movie itself is not new. For the six Justice League characters, Superman and Batman each has his own history. Wonder Woman and Aquaman have claimed their separate franchise. The Flash finally gets his own movie. Cyborg is still to be recognized.
The prologue-type action scene is, sorry, flashy. Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) are cameos, particularly the latter. And, after all the crazy action, the defining remark from Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) is "I know sex exists but have never experienced it". Obviously! He just met Iris West, a young reporter, as we are shown. There is also flashback of a childhood domestic bliss scene, but then darkened by mother's death, with father holding the murder weapon.
The confusing, bemusing scenes of Barry running into the void, so to speak, finally bears fruit - meeting "Past Barry" (also Ezra Miller) in a parallel universe (parallel but "past", don't ask me to explain). The Batman there ("Older Bruce") is played by Michael Keaton, who seems to be everything our familiar billionaire Batman Bruce Wayne is not. From him, we are enlightened to "the theory of the spaghetti multiverse".
Off they go to Russia (in that universe) to rescue Clark Kent but instead find Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl (Sasha Calle). They team up to stop Zod (Michael Shannon) from obliterating billions (Supergirl's word) of human. The two Flash (red and blue), "older" Batman and Supergirl form a sort of 4-person mini Justice League. A variety of fatalistic temporal confusion scenes kick in but as aforementioned, if you have watched the 9 Seasons of the Flash, there wouldn't be anything that you have not seen. That closure-perfect ending is not bad at all. As well, you are entertained with another cameo, one of the other Batman on screen. Guess who.
The double-Barry trick, with one coming-of-age and another essentially a clueless nerd, works thanks to Ezra Miller's acting chop. Michael Keaton as a graybeard (initially) is an eye-opener. Sasha brings welcomed alternate visual image and varied persona from the traditional all-American blond Supergirl ("I am not human", she stresses at one point). Michael Shannon's villain feels just a tad obligatory.
The prologue-type action scene is, sorry, flashy. Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) are cameos, particularly the latter. And, after all the crazy action, the defining remark from Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) is "I know sex exists but have never experienced it". Obviously! He just met Iris West, a young reporter, as we are shown. There is also flashback of a childhood domestic bliss scene, but then darkened by mother's death, with father holding the murder weapon.
The confusing, bemusing scenes of Barry running into the void, so to speak, finally bears fruit - meeting "Past Barry" (also Ezra Miller) in a parallel universe (parallel but "past", don't ask me to explain). The Batman there ("Older Bruce") is played by Michael Keaton, who seems to be everything our familiar billionaire Batman Bruce Wayne is not. From him, we are enlightened to "the theory of the spaghetti multiverse".
Off they go to Russia (in that universe) to rescue Clark Kent but instead find Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl (Sasha Calle). They team up to stop Zod (Michael Shannon) from obliterating billions (Supergirl's word) of human. The two Flash (red and blue), "older" Batman and Supergirl form a sort of 4-person mini Justice League. A variety of fatalistic temporal confusion scenes kick in but as aforementioned, if you have watched the 9 Seasons of the Flash, there wouldn't be anything that you have not seen. That closure-perfect ending is not bad at all. As well, you are entertained with another cameo, one of the other Batman on screen. Guess who.
The double-Barry trick, with one coming-of-age and another essentially a clueless nerd, works thanks to Ezra Miller's acting chop. Michael Keaton as a graybeard (initially) is an eye-opener. Sasha brings welcomed alternate visual image and varied persona from the traditional all-American blond Supergirl ("I am not human", she stresses at one point). Michael Shannon's villain feels just a tad obligatory.