The Flash Review
MICHAEL KEATON IS BATMAN. Keaton returns to his iconic role after more than three decades away and he hasn’t missed a beat. If anything he nails it even more this time around bringing a level of nuance to the character in only a way that he can. The Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti, a movie that has been long stuck in the dreaded Hollywood development hell phase is finally a reality and follows Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) as he sets out to save his family by going back and changing time only to unravel the fabric of reality, creating a new timeline in which Superman never made it to earth, the world has no metahumans, and Michael Keaton not Ben Affleck is Bruce Wayne. The result is a thrilling multiversal tale that is fast-paced like a freight train yet poignant and deeply resonant on a core level. The film’s opening gives us a fresh introduction to Barry Allen aka The Flash in his status quo as the pseudo-janitor for the Justice League, particularl