Editor's note: this review is based on an unfinished version of The Flash movie. Where necessary, we've stated as much when discussing some of the film's less positive elements.
For a character billed as the fastest man alive – in the DC comic book space, anyway – The Flash’s first big-screen adventure has been incredibly sluggish. Nine years have passed since the DC movie was first announced, but numerous development issues, plus controversies surrounding lead star Ezra Miller over the last three years, have contributed to its near-decade-long delay.
