2023-06-07 13:30:00
The embargo surrounding “The Flash” has been lifted, one week before the film’s release in French theaters on June 14. Find out what American critics think of the DC movie regarding the world’s fastest man.
Tom Cruise loved it. And the majority of spectators and media present at CinemaCon (international convention of cinemas which took place in Las Vegas last April) too. A week before its release in French cinemas, The Flash is preceded by a more than flattering aura and the embargo on reviews has just been lifted.
What does the American press think of the DC film directed by Andy Muschietti and whose scenario, once morest a backdrop of time travel, alternate realities and temporal paradoxes, might favor the reboot of the universe on which James Gunn and Peter Safran are working? ? Answer below.
Rolling Stone (David Fear) : “The Flash is, by far, the best film born of the recent collaboration between Warner and DC since [les Batman] of Nolan.”
Indiewire (Kate Erbland) : “taken as such [sans la comparaison avec Spider-Man – Across the Spider-Verse, sorti il y a peu sur un sujet proche, ndlr]Andy Muschietti’s film has a lot to offer, and its frequent flashes of genius put it a cut above its DC Universe comrades.”
The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney) : “While The Flash turns out to be uneven in the end, with a wonky final fight that’s less interesting than what precedes it, more character-driven, that’s the heart of the story, regarding this young man struggling to come to terms with the death of his mother, who prevails.”
His frequent flashes of genius put him a cut above his DC Universe comrades.
AV Club (Matthew Jackson) : “It’s sometimes drowned in layers and layers of storytelling that the film doesn’t fully unravel, but the fun is there, and when the whole thing works well, that proves enough.”
Deadline (Pete Hammond) : “Easily the best of the genre since Spider-Man No Way Home. This refreshing, invigorating, and immensely entertaining summertime treat is at its best when leaning into superheroes in movies.”
Polygon (Joshua Rivera) : “The Flash is a bright, colorful and imaginative film, with enough brilliance to pop onto the screen, even if its wacky temporal stories often don’t make sense.” [le terme utilisé était “wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey”, expression en forme de clin-d’œil à une réplique de Doctor Who, mais très difficilement traduisible, ndlr]
A film that spends its time running from one poorly thought-out script idea to another
Total Film (Kevin Harley) : “It’s perhaps unsurprising that the film around Barry Allen, amusing at times and packed with fan service, at times feels like an expanded universe that implodes under the weight of its ambitious but often muddled intentions.”
TheWrap (William Bibbiani) : “A film that spends its time running from one ill-conceived script idea to another, from one vaguely satisfying nostalgic referent to another, only to end up with dubious results.”
Variety (Owen Gleiberman) : “In The Flash, the multiverse of possibilities that opens up by playing with the past becomes an excuse to throw everything in the audience’s face, except the BatCave sink.”
The feedback, although generally positive, is therefore a little more mixed than at CinemaCon. And see you in a week in French cinemas (or from the previews on Tuesday June 13) to form your own opinion on The Flash.
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