This was a fun Summer superhero movie. Though its central storyline revolves around maternal loss and feeling like a societal outcast (that second theme a requirement for any superhero movie), the film as a whole was rather light on the emotional angle; The Flash (2023) is, in the end, a very enjoyable popcorn movie that doesn't get too intense in the deep drama department.

If you are a DC fan (which I am, preferring it over Marvel-- though I don't hate Marvel), I really don't see how you won't like this movie. Some minor spoilers follow, so if you don't want to know, then don't read further:

The ensemble of DC characters who make an appearance in The Flash comprise (this is a "multiverse" movie, so where applicable, I have included the numbers of each if there is more than one):

The Flash (2-- sort of)

Batman (3 -- I am counting one of those on a technicality)

Wonder Woman

Super Girl (2-- and I gotta say, the Sasha Calle version is, well, HOT)

Superman (2-- and I may have missed one or two others)

Aquaman (on a technicality, again, but I'm counting it)

General Zod

There was no Catwoman.

I really enjoyed this movie; as a Summer popcorn movie, it did everything a Superhero movie is supposed to; I also liked that they kept the plot and the action sequences relatively tight and on-point; for a contemporary Superhero movie, it came in at a relatively compact runtime of less than two and a half hours; no three-hour backside-buster here.

I loved that falling dog sequence at the end (they never addressed what happened to the poor thing at the beginning of the film; all we saw were that the nurse and the babies were saved).

To see all of the characters I mentioned above, STAY UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE FILM:)

A good movie.