‘The Flash’ Review: A Vague, Confusing Trip to the Multiverse
thewrap.comThe Flash,” a time travel movie about why it’s bad to retcon the past, but which exists entirely to convince the audience that retconning the past, present and (potentially) the future of the DC superhero franchise is a super cool thing to do.“Do as we say, not as we do,” I guess.“The Flash” stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen, a costumed hero who can move at impossible speeds.
When he’s not rescuing people from collapsing hospitals, Barry works as a crime scene technician and searches for evidence to exonerate his father, Henry (Ron Livingston), who was wrongfully convicted of killing Barry’s mother decades ago.Henry’s parole hearing is on the horizon, and despite the best efforts of Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) to clean up some old security footage that might have given Henry an alibi, it looks like there’s no hope for Barry’s dad. (As for why Bruce doesn’t just get a whole team of brilliant and expensive lawyers to help Barry out…that never comes up.)Despondent, Barry starts running so fast he winds up outside of time and space and able to visit any point in his timeline.
After being told point blank that it’s a terrible idea and might have horrible consequences, Barry decides to do the only logical thing.
No, not simply look into the past, see who actually killed Nora Allen (Maribel Verdú, “Raymond & Ray”), and use that information to re-open Henry’s case without altering the past at all.
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