Time traveler's mixed bag of tricks
China DailyThe Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti; written by Christina Hodson. Warner Bros' latest attempt to build its own Marvel Cinematic Universe-styled, world-dominating superhero franchise - with Marvel up at over $29.5 billion in global box-office receipts so far - has been an affair fraught with modest hits, massive misses and a lot of indifference. The Flash has been hit with its share of controversy, chiefly surrounding star Ezra Miller's various bar fights, break-ins and alleged grooming of adolescents. But the strange thing is, amid all the drama, The Flash is OK. Based on the popular comic-book series Flashpoint, writer Christina Hodson and director Andy Muschietti's superhero adventure is well-paced, action-packed, frequently funny, and one of the best DC films yet. That may be damning it with faint praise - the DC bar is set pretty low - but despite some weak CGI and familiar tropes, The Flash is good summertime entertainment, at least until the sloppy third act.
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