That was precisely the fun it needed to be - self-contained but comfortable owning its own corner of the DCEU. Oh sure Zachary Levi’s adult Billy and Asher Angel’s teen Billy have very little in common but they’re both great in their own right and this film has many levels of charm which paper over the flaws in the script. Strong is great as Sivana, but the threat he poses is scrappily written and the third act is a complete mess, despite some good comedic interludes. What really works is director David Sandberg and screenwriter Henry Gayden’s depiction and use of Billy’s foster family, channelling Johns & Frank’s latest reboot of the characters in the comics. It gives the film a unique character that I hope continues smoothly into the sequel.