Wonder Woman Review

A lot of people are viewing Wonder Woman as a symbol for female empowerment. With a strong female lead (Gal Gadot), a female director (Patty Jenkins (Monster)), and, of course, the failing state of the DCEU, there is pressure on it to be a good movie. And for the most part it pulls it off.

The movie takes place during World War I. When a fighter pilot (Chris Pine) crash lands on her home island, she decides to go to his world to defeat the Greek god of war, Ares, thus ending the war.

This movie follows a traditional superhero movie formula. There are very few surprises in the story, but there is enough charm to make up for that.

Gal Gadot gave a show-stealing performance in Batman v Superman, and her version of Wonder Woman holds up as the front and center of her own movie. She pulls off the warrior attitude very well, but also has moments of wonder and naivete, as she is introduced to the human world. She also has great chemistry with Chris Pine, who acts as a love interest for her.

The tone is also much more lighthearted than previous DC movies. It isn't nearly as upbeat and funny as The Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy, but it is definitely a move away from the darkness of Man of Steel and Batman v Superman.

However, this movie is still held back by it's unoriginal story, and by it's overlong run-time of two and a half hours. But if you don't mind hearing the same old superhero origin story, Wonder Woman is a perfectly decent superhero movie.

3.5 out of 5 stars