Yes, some of the special effects are terrible, and yes, the film seems to be played more for laughs than telling a dramatic and serious story, and the cameos, such as they are, seem a little wasted, and Ezra Miller can come across as severely unlikeable but having waited a few months since the film’s release and letting the hate for it go down, it’s not as bad as it was touted.

It’s not great, and it definitely feeds into the feeling that superhero movies have started to overstay their welcome, but it’s nowhere near as bad as it was made out to be. It’s just that it could have been so much better than it was.

Barry Allen (Miller) aka The Flash is still working on proving his father’s (Ron Livingston) innocence in the murder of his mother (Maribel Verdu), even some new evidence provided by Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) may not be enough.

Consequently, he’s about to ride the speed force and change the past to save his mother (shades of Flashpoint). Unfortunately, his mucking about is going to start shattering the multiverse, and he has to deal with a younger version of himself when he’s ejected from the chrono-bowl he creates and lands a day before Zod (Micheal Shannon) arrives on Earth (as seen in Man of Steel) in search of The Kryptonian.

Both Barrys decide they have to lend a hand, so they seek out Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton in this timeline) and try to track down Superman, evidence leads them to Russia (shades of Red Son) but it’s not Superman, it’s Kara Zor-El (Sasha Calle) his cousin, who has been kept as a prisoner since her arrival on Earth.

This foursome bands together to attempt to stop Zod’s attempt to resurrect Krypton by terraforming Earth and wiping out humanity. But will they be able to do it? Barry and Barry mess with the timelines, attempting over and over to get things right, but is that something they should be doing?

Altering the past changes everything they are, not just the events around them, would they be who they are without the scars they carry?

It’s a familiar story, in fact, it doesn’t add anything new to the concept and ideas at work in the film, and honestly, as much as I loved seeing Keaton return as Batman he wasn’t given material to do it justice enough. I mean I would much rather have seen a standalone Keaton Batman film than this.

And yes some of the visual effects are horrible, but just as many are solid work because you don’t even notice them.

It’s not a horrible film, but seeing how Marvel has handled their multiverse stories, not to mention other sci-fi films, The Flash doesn’t stand out, and Miller is a little annoying in the role. Oh well, I guess it’s time for Warner and DC to go back to the drawing board and start fresh.