‘The Flash’ Review Roundup: Critics Hail Superhero Film as ‘Wildly Fun’ and ‘Best DCEU Superhero Movie Yet’

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72% Rotten Tomato score with 54 reviews. Deadline’s Pete Hammond, who called the film “wildly fun,” added that “The hype is real.

DC’s The Flash may not be the greatest comic book movie ever made, but it comes damn close. Easily the best in the genre since Spider-Man: No Way Home, this fresh, invigorating and hugely entertaining summer treat is as good as it gets when it comes to cinematic takes on superheroes.”Critic Scott Menzel called the film “one of the best superhero films of all time” and wrote “this film is a love letter made by a DC fan for a DC fan.

It is abundantly clear that Andrés Muschietti loves the comic label and wanted to make a film that celebrates the legacy of the DC franchise.”Rolling Stone’s David Fear called the film “the best DCEU superhero movie yet” in his review and singled out Ezra Miller’s performance adding that “there were layers to this superhero, however, and given the spotlight, Miller peels back every single one of them here.

The parallel performances they’ve crafted here don’t just suggest two separate people and timelines — they suggest a one-actor double act with impeccable timing, dual psychological profiles, and the complete range of the joy-to-sorrow, juvenile-to-sensible scales.”Forbes Scott Thompson wrote “The final hurdle for The Flash will be overcoming the wake left by the lackluster receptions, both critical and financial, received by the most recent DCU releases, Black Adam and Shazam!