The Flash First Reactions: A Winning Mix of Humor, Heart, Nostalgia, and Great Performances

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Well, that was appropriately fast. The movie doesn’t come out until mid-June, but The Flash has already screened for critics — in a slightly unfinished form, that is. Select press attended an early showing of a near-complete cut of the DC movie at CinemaCon, and the first reactions are very positive. With praises going to the ambitious scope, the performances, and the heart and humor of the story, The Flash is even being called one of the best superhero movies ever made. Here’s what critics on social media are saying about The Flash: How does it compare to the other...

Well, that was appropriately fast. The movie doesn’t come out until mid-June, but The Flash has already screened for critics — in a slightly unfinished form, that is. Select press attended an early showing of a near-complete cut of the DC movie at CinemaCon, and the first reactions are very positive. With praises going to the ambitious scope, the performances, and the heart and humor of the story, The Flash is even being called one of the best superhero movies ever made. Here’s what critics on social media are saying about The Flash: How does it compare to the other DC movies? It’s one of DC’s best, and fits nicely as a bridge story between the old and new DCEU franchises. It’s also the funniest DC movie. – Rob Keyes, Screen Rant By far the funniest DC movie. – Brian Truitt, USA Today Top 3. – Dan Casey, Nerdist It’s a real love letter to DC! – Nicola Austin, We Have a Hulk The Flash is hands down one of the best superhero films of all time. No joke. – Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment Is The Flash one of the best superhero movies ever? I dunno, need to think on that… There are a lot of strong ones at this point! But it’s a major standout for DC and feels like a really fitting/poignant way to close out the insane peaks and valleys that has been the DCEU to date. – Eric Goldman, Fandom The Flash is definitely not the best superhero movie ever made, so let’s get that out of the way, but it’s an impressive DC movie with lots of emotion and loads of surprises. – Jason Guerrasio, Insider (Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures) So the hype is real? Yeah, The Flash is legit great! – Eric Goldman, Fandom The Flash is as good as rumored. – Germain Lussier, io9.com Damn, The Flash is good!…Well done. – Brandon Davis, ComicBook.com The Flash is fantastic… Andy Muschietti has crafted something special. Thumbs way up. – Steve Weintraub, Collider Yet another winner for Andy Muschietti. – Perri Nemiroff, Collider I honestly can’t believe The Flash actually exists. It’s magical. It presses every button. I’ll see it 1,000 times. – Sean O’Connell, Cinema Blend The Flash is very good, especially given how oversaturated we are with multiverse stories. – Dan Casey, Nerdist This is a film that audiences will be watching over and over again… There are some really incredible surprises that will truly blow you away. I cannot wait to see this again! – Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment It has some stuff in it you will not believe. – Rob Keyes, Screen Rant (Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures) How would you describe it? Nostalgic. HILARIOUS… tons of heart. – Sean O’Connell, Cinema Blend Incredibly satisfying, heartwarming, and fun. – Germain Lussier, io9.com Super inventive both visually and in concept. – Brandon Davis, ComicBook.com Does this movie really have it all? It has a little bit of everything! Action, emotion, heart, humor, and plenty of nostalgia. – Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment It’s a successful mix of heartfelt coming-of-age components, stellar action (really loved the style of Flash’s powers the creativity in those scenes), and a whole bunch of BIG laughs. – Perri Nemiroff, Collider The Flash is a compelling, character-driven flick with a real emotional core amd game-changing stakes. With heart and humor aplenty – along with some shocks and surprises – there’s so much to be excited for. – Nicola Austin, We Have a Hulk It’s got a big heart and is by far the funniest DC movie. Gets a little complicated but Sasha Calle’s a fantastic Supergirl and, hoo boy, Michael Keaton reminds us why he’s the best Batman of them all. – Brian Truitt, USA Today It delivers some notably thrilling, fun, and creative moments I felt I hadn’t seen in a million other superhero movies. – Eric Goldman, Fandom Some genuinely delightful set pieces too! – Dan Casey, Nerdist (Photo by Warner Bros. Pictu...