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% (06/01/2017)

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. (05/31/2017)

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. (06/02/2017)

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. (06/17/2017)

The Warners have finally caught the right wave with the DC Universe and I hope they will cut through without mishaps… I wouldn't want more reboots and delays. However, here we have another one of my least favorite origins, not unlike Captain America with a standard plot, which likely doesn't surprise fans of the animated version, but that doesn’t matter. There have been several versions already, but here comes the first-rate Hollywood league that introduces this character to a wide audience… and there is plenty to look forward to. Since I am already familiar with the character from various sources other than comic books and particularly animated series, the best moments for me were the action sequences, which I enjoyed (except for some overly dramatic moments) and although three war fronts are depicted, in the 140-minute runtime, I might have imagined one more. Unlike many colleagues, I am satisfied with the final cut (although I know exactly which scenes I would cut), in my opinion, it is possible to properly tune into the film's pace and get fully acquainted with Gal Gadot, whom I couldn't stand before, but she pleasantly surprised me last year in her first appearance in the role of an Amazon warrior, and she is definitely a good choice for a blockbuster (although geeks might have imagined it differently), and her sword-fighting skills definitely give you goosebumps. The villain is typically the weak point in recent comic book spectacles, but I consider it an excuse for the dark final Snyder-like digital showdown, which this time is not as megalomaniacal as when Snyder directs it himself, but it resembles 300 in many aspects. Feminists will surely be pleased that the sixth comic book film featuring a female lead, but the first with serious ambitions, is directed by a woman and Patty Jenkins certainly has set the course for the future of the DCEU… 7.5/10 (06/02/2017)