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)

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)

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)

Once upon a time, in late 1941, the first "Wonder Woman" story written by William Moulton Marston was published. A lot of time has passed since then. Personally, I love the whole Amazon Princess series and the Lynda Carter series, and I'll take my pick from the animation too. I've just been slightly nervous since the new Man of Steel about how this thing would turn out. Turns out it was excellent. Last year, Gal Gadot made her debut as Wonder Woman in Dawn of Justice and attracted a lot of attention. Today, we have a film that we’ve been waiting for for 75 years, which manages to combine a long line of views on Wonder Woman’s origin and her sidekicks, incorporate it all into the new DCU, and treat traditional readers and new ones alike to a slice of their favorite concept. It works. Although it is true that purely for the film, WW2 was traded for WW1, the one that was supposed to end all future wars. Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman is a wonderful experience and IMAX is the perfect place to experience it. (01/06/2017)

I don't know. It didn’t bother me, but if I could sleep two hours longer instead of Wonder Woman, I'd probably consider it time better spent. The opening on the island of the Amazons is a feast for the eyes, the action sequences are fine until the Snyder-like CGI-mess kicks in, where everything bangs, lights up, slows down and looks like it's from a stupid video game. And Gal Gadot nails it, she's not a very good actress, but luckily Chris Pine is always next to her and is cool and funny enough to somehow pull it off. Unfortunately, the whole thing is at least half an hour longer than it should have been, the middle section with the shenanigans in London isn't nearly as funny as the filmmakers might have liked, and the messed-up finale sadly shows that Warner still hasn’t learned from the mistakes that plagued their previous films. And I honestly don't know if I'll be in the mood for it next time. (31/05/2017)