Got to see #Clayface early… I’ll give a more in depth review once the embargo lifts but for now I’ll say this is the best DCU film thus far. Tom Rhys Harries had a phenomenal performance as Matt Hagen (really getting you to feel the charming innocence in Matt early on), and the film had very strong vibes of Joker and The Fly in this slow descent into madness. As Matt slowly discovers his abilities, the growing pains while he’s learning what his body can handle will make you cringe out loud with some clever and impressive VFX considering the budget. I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece, but a damn good body horror. The flawed parts of the film for me were I thought it had a fairly weak antagonist, the plot was a bit generic, Gotham didn’t have as much personality as I expected, and Batman wasn’t mentioned or even hinted at. It felt a bit disconnected from the DCU. Overall this Gotham felt like Reevesverse-Lite. There was however some good cinematography in the scenic city views of Glasgow, once again used as the setting for Gotham. While The Batman had slightly better cinematography, and how Reeves portrayed the city was a bit better, this was solid. The film had some pacing issues the first 10 minutes as I felt like Matt’s life pre-catastrophic event was a bit rushed through, but once they settled in it was smooth sailing. Things were firing on all cylinders in the third act as well. Overall I’d say Clayface was an 8/10, and I’ll definitely be rewatching it soon.