For almost two hours, I really enjoyed The Flash. It’s a fun romp through the past with big Back to the Future Part 2 vibes, not taking itself seriously enough to be obnoxious. It wasn’t perfect, and it doesn’t earn most of its sappiness, but it was a good time.
That all changes, however, when we hit that CGI money shot from the trailer, with two different Flashes flanking Supergirl as they slide into battle against General Zod. That shot, widely mocked for having a distinctly video game quality about it, turned out to be such an important reference point that we made it the header image on this review.
That shot comes right at the beginning of that big battle sequence with General Zod and his Kryptonion minions, and from there until the climax, The Flash is little more than a cacophony of ugly CGI vomit over an emotional conclusion the movie hadn’t properly set up.