Release: The Flash #2

 

The Flash #2
Genre: Action/Superhero
Director: Jonathan Levine
Writer: Chad Taylor
Based on DC Comics characters
Cast: Dave Franco, Lily James, Dacre Montgomery, Dennis Quaid, Cristin Milioti, Winslow Fegley, Alan Kim, Delroy Lindo (voice), Morgan Freeman (voice), Mahershala Ali (cameo)




Budget: $173,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $245,075,893
Foreign Box Office: $297,488,041
Total Profit: $209,480,888

Reaction: This film was a bit more expensive than the first Flash film, but thanks to improvements across the board in the box office it ended up being quite a bit more profitable.

"While the first movie was an enjoyable, if not underdeveloped film, The Flash #2 tries to juggle three plots at once and ramps up the action ten-fold. It doesn’t always succeed but Dave Franco proves up to the task for the second time in a row." - Mitchell Parker, New York Times

"I didn't necessarily hate The Flash #2, but I can't help but feel that it felt incredibly light-weight. The stakes felt very slight in comparison to other DC Comics Universe entries. There are things that work, and Dave Franco once again proves to be a good choice as the Flash, it just didn't come together as a whole for me (it is an improvement over the first Flash entry though)." - Dave Manning, Ridgefield Press

"This Flash sequel from writer Chad Taylor fixes most of the problems that the first film had while adding some of the writer's trademark superhero comedic elements. Dave Franco once again excels as the titular hero, and the film somehow managed to work with a telepathic gorilla as the primary villain." - Brenton Smalls, Playboy

Rated PG-13 for superhero action, some language and scenes of peril