Wonder Woman

This suffers from similar ailments as Batman vs. Superman, but has a clear storyline and knows what it wants to say. Gal Gadot is just right for the role, although Chris Pine overshadows her somewhat. He is the anchor reminding that it can’t work without a struggle. The action is typical of Snyder, full of superfluous slow motion. Some similarity to Captain America exists, but each movie is in a different class. A certain femininity can be felt in the movie as a whole, so it’s ideal for a date night. (03/06/2017)

The beginning is pure comic book delight. It's wholesomely mythical, visually captivating, and the world of the Amazons is fleshed out to a tee (the scarred Robin Wright, yum!). After arriving in London, the atmosphere is logically gone, but they manage to evoke the feeling of the 1920s quite well, not only thanks to the generous budget, but also thanks to the costumes and the period banter between Chris Pine and Gal Gadot. The imaginary highlight is the gorgeously shot opening trench scene, which I think Zack Snyder took credit for because it just couldn't be shot by a woman. From then on, it goes downhill dramatically in both the tightness of the plot and the supporting storyline. Unfortunately, the finale is the traditional DC CGI mess, like in Batman vs Superman. It's a terrible shame, because Snyder, paradoxically, can shoot action wonderfully, but he can't let himself off the hook, and unfortunately film finales don't work well for him either as a director or as a producer. But that doesn't change the fact that Gal Gadot was good and Wonder Woman is a very likeable character who can be femininely fragile, funny and strong. Switch the director and screenwriter for the sequel, avoid the grand finale, and you're home. It most closely resembles the first Captain America – especially in the characterization of the main character, its retro-futuristic war atmosphere, and the setting of the story in history. (02/06/2017)

I was very excited, I liked the trailers and I believed in the movie, unfortunately DC Comics didn't live up to their curse again and it ended not badly, but rather awkwardly. Gal Gadot is adorable and Chris Pine is excellent (almost always lately). The island of the Amazons with the action passage on the beach is one of the best the film had to offer and I liked the World War I setting, which is always good, especially in comic book films. That's where the upsides end. The film is 140 minutes long and features only three action scenes, albeit longer, but it's very much underwhelming and it shows in the pacing, which is quite unbalanced as a result. The humour doesn't work very well, the action doesn't make fall on your ass (maybe the opening scene), the finale is downright bad and the uninteresting villain only adds to it. Too bad it could have been better. 70% (01/06/2017)

It is indisputable that Gal Gadot is bad at acting but... She has a Schwarzenegger-like Conan drive, when she transforms her non-acting and striking accent into kind of strength, when Diana's naivety (not to be confused with stupidity) seems authentic and cute. Yes, the opening part on the Amazon´s island could (and should) have been shorter. And the only thing that is really good about the digital mess ending is unlike today's standards at least short, coherent and does not last dozens of minutes. Nevertheless, not at all does it fit into the rest of the movie, it is purely Snyder style and unnecessarily devalues the otherwise well-conceived villain "It wasn´t me, I am only whining". That´s for the strengths and weaknesses. The rest is basically Doner's first Superman in the Xena fan version (why Lucy Lawless doesn´t play Diana's mother?); that is, unexpectedly conservative, perfectly balancing on the edge of relaxed squabble, Shestakov time and serious tone. With a minimum of action (which is a plus, but at least the one from the battlefront is amazing), thanks to that everything is focused on the characters and the soundtrack is simply excellent. That's why it's a surprisingly nice movie among all those mainstream popcorn comics movie. (17/06/2017)

In the recent years it is fashionable to shoot action or fantasy movies with female leads, so we have a chance to see or discover a whole range of new and beautiful actresses with great skill. In this case Gal Galdot did not disappoint at all. Her beauty is probably visible all the way from the Moon and even Martians would know who to pay attention to on planet Earth, if they decided to conquer it. However, I've had some issues with the screenplay as that is much worse. The Americans appear to think that we Europeans are completely dumb, so they’ve mixed the visualization of the First and Second World War and created something that may be nice to look at, but otherwise it is completely stupid. Luckily, there is Chris Pine alongside Gal Galdot and he was probably even better than her. His role was once again amazing, which I cannot say about the antagonist, portrayed by David Thewlis. His acting was good, but as an enemy he qualifies at a similar level as a nice uncle with moustache and candy. The film radiates personality and also quality, but I think it is still not enough to place DC on the same level with movies like Thor or The Guardians of the Galaxy that brought a new level of quality and fun into movies based on comic books. (16/07/2018)