Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)

The Flash finds himself in a war torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to return home and restore the timeline.

Director:

Jay Oliva

Writers:

James Krieg (as Jim Krieg), Geoff Johns (based on the graphic novel "Flashpoint" by)

Stars:

Justin Chambers, C. Thomas Howell, Michael B. Jordan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Chambers	...	The Flash / Barry Allen (voice)
C. Thomas Howell	...	Professor Zoom / Eobard Thawne (voice)
Michael B. Jordan	...	Cyborg / Victor Stone (voice)
Kevin McKidd	...	Batman / Thomas Wayne (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Etrigan the Demon / Top / Canterbury Cricket (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Lex Luthor / Captain Thunder (voice)
Kevin Conroy	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Sam Daly	...	Superman (voice)
Dana Delany	...	Lois Lane (voice)
Grey Griffin	...	Nora Allen / Young Barry Allen / Martha Wayne (voice) (as Grey DeLisle Griffin)
Cary Elwes	...	Aquaman (voice)
Nathan Fillion	...	Green Lantern / Hal Jordan (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Iris West / Billy Batson (voice)
Danny Huston	...	General Lane (voice)
Danny Jacobs	...	Grifter / Captain Cold (voice)

Storyline

An alteration of the timeline for the superhero, The Flash. The Flash must team with other heroes to restore the timeline while the Earth is ravaged by a war between Aquaman's Atlantis and Wonder Woman's Amazons.

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Plot Keywords:

barry allen character | justice league | five word title | metahuman | superhuman speed | 

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Taglines:

Fight the Future

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and action throughout

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Comics

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 89 min (director's cut) 81 min (dvd)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Hale voices Barry Allen's girlfriend Iris West in this film. Ironically enough, she voices one of the Flash's enemies, Killer Frost, in multiple DC projects, including the Justice League TV show, and the Injustice: Gods Among Us video game.

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Goofs

As Batman makes his entrance into the Flash museum, he does so by busting through a skylight window. As it breaks and he somersaults down, you can see a load of large chunks of glass and metal framing falling all around Batman. But moments later when he lands, only a few small shards hit the ground around him.

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Quotes

Wonder Woman: This form is not your own. How is the enchantment broken?
Captain Thunder: With a word.
Wonder Woman: Speak the word.
Captain Thunder: Shazam!

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: After the end of the credits, a Boom Tube opens and a horde of Parademons comes out foreshadowing Justice League: War.

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Connections

Version of Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)

User Reviews

Fabulous, a more than worthy animated straight-to-video superhero film

And there are some great ones out there, all of them are worth watching in some shape or form even if they don't completely work. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox does work and brilliantly, for this viewer it's one of the better animated straight-to-video superhero films. There is very little to criticise it, except that some of it did feel a little rushed, Superman could have been fleshed out more and Professor Zoom was defeated too easily. The anime-inspired animation is wonderful though, if you enjoy the animation style of Young Justice- I do- you'll enjoy the animation here. The atmospheric colours and fluidity are simply remarkable. The music is haunting and beautiful at the same time, giving intensity to the action scenes and giving weight to the more emotional and dramatic scenes. While the dialogue is really smart and intelligently written and the story is hugely compelling right up to the end and packs a real emotional punch. The action sequences have an epic intensity to them, the moral ambiguity seen in the characters and story is interwoven very well and the complexity of the characters- they are much more than what they seem- is to be admired, especially Flash- especially in the final 10 minutes- and a more bad-ass Aquaman(loved that). There are lots of familiar characters that pop up every now and again, which comic book and superhero fans will really appreciate. And of course the voice acting is superb, with Justin Chambers really making us identify with his character, having Kevin Conroy back as Batman is a huge plus and there's also the suavity and command that Cary Elwes brings to Aquaman. C. Thomas Howell also shines in one of his best, maybe even his best, film in recent years(considering that he's been in a lot of bad movies, especially from The Asylum, lately that's saying a lot)- he is menacing and very malicious as Zoom, his taunting of Flash is subtly chilling and one of the high points in the writing. Overall, while not entirely perfect Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox is fabulous. 9/10 Bethany Cox