Wonder Woman

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)

This is for me by far the most interesting origin story that DC Comics, and in fact all of the Marvel comics combined, have done to date. You can see that it was made by a woman, so the emphasis is not on CGI, but on the story and it works perfectly. The juxtaposition of wide-eyed Diana vs a new, uncharted world works great and brings a lot of funny situations (the whole cinema was laughing), the setting of the story in World War I is original and unorthodox in comics, and the CGI orgy at the end is easy to digest. Plus it has a strong anti-war appeal, so another thumbs up. And Gal Gadot? As of today, she’s my new heroine. Irresistible in her righteous anger, honest with her astonished surroundings, and not only charming but – how to say – emancipated in the right way, girls must love this. (10/06/2017)

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)

In the film universe of the DC stable, which lasted for ten years, there was a flash of the best times here, because it stopped trying to cram in all genres, themes, and directions. The trailers may have promised explosive action interspersed with perfectly timed jokes, but the reality is completely different. For Wonder Woman gave rise to a charming, genuine, and authentic fairy tale right before my surprised eyes. It contains the archetypal battle of good against evil and lessons about their intertwining and necessity. It has faith in love and its power. And it also has a princess, who incredibly suits Captain Trevor and whose dialogue debut screenwriter Allan Heinberg gave his soul to. A beautiful spectacle with all the attributes of old-school adventure traditions. (02/06/2017)

Love at all sights. Wonder Woman is the best DC movie since Man of Steel, with its wonderfully depicted clash between the fantasy world of a hidden island with its pure values and idealistic notions and the real world in the darkest time of our history. And those worlds are represented by two cleverly written and precisely directed characters and their deepening mutual understanding and inevitable attraction. Has any other comic book-based movie with such a strong fantasy background worked as such a faithful reflection of our society? Wonder Woman has heart, honors the original comic books, is witty and sexy, and none of its jokes fall flat. Four and half stars. (06/06/2017)