I gotta be honest and say that I thought this movie was dead in the water during the worst antics of Ezra Miller last year. I'm convinced WB conjured up a crucial plan to recover this film and the overall stigma behind it with one main aspect. MORE Batman. Not just Batman but Michael Keaton's adorned classic version. While he was already going to be a part of the film before in some amount, I truly believe that the re-shoots and rewrites amped his involvement in the overall stakes and story much more. Well it clearly worked and the hype surrounding the film has been completely due to Keaton's Bat. That's not to say the story and other aspects even including Miller aren't solid as well.
I was lucky to see the advance screening a few weeks back and it was an experience to remember. This is easily the highlight entry in the DCEU. It soars in visuals, emotional depth, and nostalgia tenfold. This may be a Flash film but Michael Keaton steals the show returning to his classic iteration of the Bat. It's like he never took a 30 year hiatus. The guy is just so iconic it's unbelievable . The way he is incorporated is perfect for the plotting and the stakes. Miller himself is also very captivating in the film as well as Affleck. Michael Shannon once again gives a great dark horse role as well. The casting of supergirl though I cannot say was a great decision. She is without a doubt the weakest link imo.
The visual spectacle is without a doubt the reason to watch this and no matter how heavily cgi laden it can be, it manages to usually look crisp and colorful. To see Keaton in his signature batwing moving around in an updated time is something to behold. It's crazy to see something that couldn't have been dreamed of in 89/92.
Overall it's awesome to finally get this film and to see so many exciting aspects come together to create the long awaited standalone flash film. Even though you have to wonder without Keaton back how intrigued people would be...
I was lucky to see the advance screening a few weeks back and it was an experience to remember. This is easily the highlight entry in the DCEU. It soars in visuals, emotional depth, and nostalgia tenfold. This may be a Flash film but Michael Keaton steals the show returning to his classic iteration of the Bat. It's like he never took a 30 year hiatus. The guy is just so iconic it's unbelievable . The way he is incorporated is perfect for the plotting and the stakes. Miller himself is also very captivating in the film as well as Affleck. Michael Shannon once again gives a great dark horse role as well. The casting of supergirl though I cannot say was a great decision. She is without a doubt the weakest link imo.
The visual spectacle is without a doubt the reason to watch this and no matter how heavily cgi laden it can be, it manages to usually look crisp and colorful. To see Keaton in his signature batwing moving around in an updated time is something to behold. It's crazy to see something that couldn't have been dreamed of in 89/92.
Overall it's awesome to finally get this film and to see so many exciting aspects come together to create the long awaited standalone flash film. Even though you have to wonder without Keaton back how intrigued people would be...