Patty Jenkins

Wonder Woman vs. a monkey's paw.

4/4 (Great).

It's my favorite of the DCEU movies so far, and I can't figure out why people don't like it. It's filled with joy and optimism. Its driven by character arcs with strong emotional impact. The action scenes aren't great, but they're no worse than the typical action blockbuster. I'm increasingly convinced that all the times when I've agreed with The Public Consensus about what's good were just weird coincidences.

Superior superhero movie due to having a modicum of intelligence that most lack. Also, Gadot, though not a great actress, is a monumental presence and has charisma to spare. Chris Pine is excellent as the male lead, and the supporting cast is superb. The opening scenes with the backstory are a bit slow but provide the necessary background info before the main story starts. The World War I setting is great. The climax is action-filled and violent, but doesn't go on endlessly and brainlessly show more as so many films of this genre do. Highly recommended. show less

I really enjoyed this, particularly the fish out of water scenes. Gal Gadot was convincing in this story of Wonder Woman that has her in World War I, rather than later. I really did like how Steve realised the battles he could win and the battles he would lose, and which were worth fighting. She's such an interesting character and honestly there were many scenes I adored, particularly the scene with her trying on clothes.

One of the best Superhero movies I've seen. More please.

A homeless prostitute starts killing her customers.

2/4 (Indifferent).

This goes to so much effort to make the character sympathetic, it ends up sharing her nihilistic, misanthropic point of view. Horrible things happen, people are miserable, the end.

(Jun. 2021)