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Starring: Ezra Miller, Ron Livingston, Michael Keaton, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Sasha Calle, Maribel Verdú, Ben Affleck
OUR RATING: ★★☆☆☆
Story:
DC Comics superhero action adventure directed by Andy Muschietti. In The Flash (2023) worlds collide when Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller) uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod (Michael Shannon) has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman (Michael Keaton) out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian, albeit not the one he’s looking for. Ultimately, to save the world that he is in, and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life, and making the ultimate sacrifice to reset the universe.
Best Quotes
Sandwich Guy: What can I get you?
Barry Allen: Usually it’s my usual, and she usually has it ready because I’m usually late.
Sandwich Guy: Well, don’t keep me in suspense.
Barry Allen: It’s a PB and BRHC on a roll.
Sandwich Guy: Okay, so “PB” would be peanut butter, I’m assuming?
Barry Allen: Yes. “BR”, bananas, raisins. “H”, honey. “C”, cheese on a roll.
Sandwich Guy: Aren’t you blessed with a fast metabolism.
Sandwich Guy: You can’t rush a good sandwich, dude.
Barry Allen: I’m late. And I’m starving. And curly-haired girl isn’t here. And her name is Sara. And she has a boyfriend.
Barry Allen: This is the middle of the morning. Why is our bat-friend even awake? Call Superman.
Alfred Pennyworth: That was my first thought. Sadly, he’s otherwise engaged.
Barry Allen: Classic. What about Diana?
Alfred Pennyworth: My other first thought. Rather annoyingly, she’s not picking up.
Barry Allen: Well, how many first thoughts, exactly, did you have before you first thought of me?
Barry Allen: [to The Flash fan] Sorry if this sounds weird, but are you actively eating that candy bar? Maybe you could throw it to me? In the name of justice.
Bruce Wayne: Somebody has to save the rest of the world, so I was going to do that. If you don’t mind.
Barry Allen: Sounds about right, Bruce.
Barry Allen: Look, Alfred. I’ve come to accept that I’m essentially the janitor of the Justice League. Which sucks. But I’ve come to accept it. But I can’t help but notice, that it always seems to be a bat-mess that I’m cleaning up.
Barry Allen: Running on empty, Alfred. Do you hear that? That’s my stomach. No. No. It’s the collapsing east wing.
Barry Allen: [to the nurse he’s saved] I understand that these events can be psychologically scarring. You should seek the services of a mental health professional. The Justice League is not very good at that part yet. Trust me.
Bruce Wayne: My ego’s far too big to say “thank you” to someone else. I developed this all-powerful persona to compensate for my childhood trauma.
Diana Prince: The Lasso of Truth. Never gets old.
Bruce Wayne: [as they are both touching the Lasso of Truth] I’d do a lot better just giving all my money away. Yes, if I really wanted to end crime, I should end poverty.
Barry Allen: I know sex exists. I’ve just never experienced it.
Barry Allen: The sex thing was a metaphor for gothic literature. There was just no way to recover from that.
Bruce Wayne: Just let it go.
David Singh: You have a lot of potential, Barry. You shouldn’t still be getting me coffee after all these years.
Barry Allen: You’re right. That’s true.
David Singh: Go get me a coffee.
Bruce Wayne: So, let’s imagine, that it is, in fact, possible for you to run faster than the speed of light, and in so doing, travel back in time. It still would be wildly irresponsible.
Barry Allen: I knew you were going to say this.
Bruce Wayne: Yes. Because, Barry, if you were to go into the past, any interaction you have with your parents, or yourself, you step on the wrong blade of grass, you have no idea what the consequences to that could be.
Barry Allen: No, I know. The butterfly effect, right?
'Not every problem has a solution. Sometimes you just have to let go.' - Nora Allen (The Flash) Click To Tweet
Barry Allen: But, Bruce, I could fix things.
Bruce Wayne: You could also destroy everything.
Barry Allen: I could save her. I could save both of them. I could save your parents.
Bruce Wayne: Barry, these scars we have make us who we are. We’re not meant to go back and fix them. And there’s nothing broken with you that needs to be fixed. Take it from an old guy who’s made a lot of mistakes. Don’t live your past. Live your life. Don’t let your tragedy define you.
Barry Allen: What if it’s supposed to define me? Your tragedy made you a hero.
Bruce Wayne: And also made me alone.
Iris West: Nice ride. You have fancy friends.
Barry Allen: Yeah, it was an Uber. Exec.
Iris West: I mean, I can’t imagine what you’ve been through. It’s like you lost both parents in one day.
Barry Allen: I did. I lost my mom to a tragedy. And I lost my dad to the failures of the justice system.
Henry Allen: [to Barry after travels back in time] You look terrible. You look old.
'These scars we have make us who we are. We're not meant to go back and fix them.' - Bruce Wayne (The Flash) Click To Tweet
Barry Allen: [to Nora] Maybe we could make some new memories. Like we could go to the aquarium, or the circus, or to the park, and you could push me on a swing. That’s also weird, because I’m an adult now, so I’d probably motivate my own motion on a swing.
Barry Allen: [to his parents as he sees his younger self] Oh, s**t. I have to s**t. Outside.
Past Barry: [to older Barry] That’s my face. You stole my face. Think I’m having a mushroom flashback? Is that a thing?
Past Barry: This is mad trippy. So, we’re like in the future.
Barry Allen: No, wait. This is not trippy, dude. This is catastrophic. And, no, we’re not in the future. I was supposed to be back in the present, but I’m still in the past. And there’s not supposed to be two of me. You and I are not supposed to be occupying the same reality at all, let alone interacting.
'Don't live your past. Live your life. Don't let your tragedy define you.' - Bruce Wayne (The Flash) Click To Tweet
Past Barry: I just can’t believe I’m a superhero who time travels.
Barry Allen: No, no, no. You are not anything. Which is good. You don’t want to be a superhero. It’s scary. And I get bug splatter in my teeth all the time.
Past Barry: Awesome.
Past Barry: How old are you like forty?
Barry Allen: Okay, you don’t stop talking. It’s not charming. It’s abrasive and exhausting. And, oh, my God. I am starting to realize what people mean.
Barry Allen: Just do me a favor, and promise me that meeting me isn’t going to screw up space-time.
Past Barry: Broski, I got you.
Barry Allen: S**t. I’m in so much trouble.
Barry Allen: How hard do you have to hit someone to make them forget stuff? If I hit you in the past, will it hurt me in the future?
Barry Allen: [to past Barry] Enjoy your life. Do you. Change literally nothing. I’ll see you again never.
Barry Allen: Tonight, September 29, the accident that gives me my powers. And if you’re not there in thirty minutes, then you won’t get the powers. Which means I don’t get the powers, maybe? And then, that would mean that I lose my way of getting back in time in the first place. And then I literally have no idea what happens.
Past Barry: Powers?
Past Barry: Wait. I get hit by lightning?
Barry Allen: No, no, no. You don’t get hit by lightning.
Past Barry: Okay, because for a second I thought you said…
Barry Allen: The lightning hits the chemicals, which then you get bathed in, and that’s what electrocutes you.
Past Barry: Okay, but I don’t want to be electrocuted though.
Barry Allen: Barry, the accident gave you powers, but took mine away. So, I don’t know how I get back. Without access to the Speed Force, I don’t know how I ever leave. Do you understand what I’m saying? I might be stuck.
Past Barry: Wait. I have powers now?
Past Barry: Holy speedballs.
Past Barry: Are we always this sleepy? And hungry and naked?
Barry Allen: Well, the first two, yes. The third one, no. I’ve figured that part out.
Past Barry: [after he puts the suit on] Tight. It hurts. You know where it hurts? In my d**k.
Barry Allen: Okay. I know. I know. But I don’t need to know.
Barry Allen: And then maybe we can find some way to get me back to the future.
Past Barry: Back to the Future. Yes! Eric Stoltz is chur boy in that movie. What an embodied performance.
Barry Allen: You mean Michael J. Fox?
Past Barry: Back to the Future?
Barry Allen: Yeah, in the movie Back to the Future?
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