June 2023
I honestly did not know much about this film going into it, outside of it being set during WWII.
I was intrigued to see it as it looked like it was set mostly outdoors (according to the trailer).
*
The action was good for the most part and I really appreciated the lack of spoken dialogue. But, man. I was surprisingly bored during most of the film's sometimes pretentious 90 minute runtime.
5.5/10
Man, in the span of 2-ish years, this film's hype aged like already stale milk (to me anyway).
Pre-2021, 'The Flash' did seem quite intriguing, potentially just being a film with Cyborg and Barry (no now trendy Multi-Verse shenanigans). With Ray Fisher's incredibly unfair firing (for wanting a safe working enviroment) by WarnerBros, Cyborg was scrapped.
It's a little worrying that most people prior to release have just gushed over the cameos and Michael Keaton's Batman in a 2 hour 25 minute film about The Flash. The CGI that was featured in the trailers looked absolutely terrible and insanely disappointing for the current DCEU's magnum opus before James Gunn's reboot next year.
I was quite dreading seeing this. Due to the discourse and allegations surrounding the lead actor as well it seemingly being the swan song for my favourite live-action Batman, Ben Affleck.
*
WB should've delayed this a few more months. Wow, the CGI was horrendous for pretty much all of the film. I don't want to hear anything about the MCU's occasionally spotty CG sequences when this visually painful film exists. People (like Tom Cruise etc) must've been paid to say this was a great film. Though I will admit it was surprisingly mature and emotional during the final act with Barry taking the tin out of his mother's shopping trolley, accepting her unfortunate fate, that was my favourite scene in the entire film. It immensely reminded me of the video game Life Is Strange 1, with Max choosing not to save Chloe from being shot. I was just waiting for the opening instrumental to 'Spanish Saharra' to start playing as he hugged her.
Honestly, even as a fan of his portrayal, Ben Affleck's cameo in Aquaman 2 should be scrapped. His final scene in this film featured perhaps the most moving Batman line I've ever heard and I'd hate for it to be ruined. The suit was still friggin' terrible though. How could they butcher so bad the grey or metal rugged beauty that Zack Snyder helped put to screen back in BvS and ZSJL. His cowl was TOO smooth.
I really hope Sasha Calle ends up being Supergirl in JG's DC reboot, and that's coming from someone who had an insane bias towards Melissa Benoist when Sasha was cast back in 2021. Sasha was really great and perhaps my personal highlight of the 2 hours 25 minute runtime.
For a multi-verse film, it was greatly disappointing. Outside of the minute long sequence near the end featuring Reeve and Cage (could WB not get the actual Nic Cage?) , not much seemed shocking. I was really wanting to see Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman to show up, spotty young Deepfake or just as she is now (could've even just be a elder Amazonian, maybe Asteria from the WW84 post-credits scene). Or even a shot of Melissa Benoist and Henry Cavill together, that would've instantly brought the film from 2 and a half stars to 4. But, unfortunately not.
4/10
This was my final cinema trip of June 2023 and I primarily wanted to see this just for Jennifer Lawrence. Personally, I'm not a huge enjoyer of rom-coms.
*
Surprisingly enjoyable, also quite mature and wholesome towards the end.
The chemistry between Jennifer and Andrew Feldman was really endearing and felt quite real at times.
It was actually quite depressing how much I related to Percy during his introductory sequence. Games, uses VR and cycles, then later starts simping for JLaw. He's literally me!
Perhaps the most funny part to me was the former police dog constantly getting agressive whenever "C-O-C-A-I-N-E" is mentioned. Everything else was okay to somewhat funny.
6/10
I'm not a huge fan of Take That, I do like a few of their songs. The real reason that drove me to seek out and see this film was Aisling Bea and Alice Lowe.
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Damn, this was a surprisingly moving story about loss, guilt and honesty, with the Take That song catalog acting as an incredibly dynamic soundtrack at times.
The constant foreshadowing of the traumatic event about the 5th friend was quite powerful, whether that be the car speeding across the screen or when one of the friends became sad after getting reminders like Aisling stopping at the steps of the plane. The reminders made the build-up to the death so uncomfortable, almost like a horror jumpscare, just waiting for the moment.
Bea and Lowe were exceptional (As I expected) and definetley the highlight of the near 2 hour runtime. I was extremely blown away by Aisling's singing during the more emotional sections of the film. She's 100% got a singing career outside of comedy and TV/Film, if she wanted to.
While it was not the greatest musical film not centred around the performer(s) (Akin to 'Blinded By The Light'). I still had an "Absolutely fantastic" time watching this, though I could've waited a few weeks to it on Prime Video.
7/10
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