A big welcome to Wonder Woman on the big screen

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2017)

Finally DC gets it right and how!
Wonder Woman is the movie DC fans have been waiting all along. It has a soul of its own and a very good story to tell. It catches your attention from the first scene and keeps you glued to your seat (almost), till the end. Diana's origin story, self realization and her inner conflicts are very well depicted. Almost all the central characters are etched out very well & as an audience you would definitely connect with them, emotionally too. The screenplay is well structured. Action scenes are good and CGI is apt.
Performance wise Gal Gadot and Chris Pine do an amazing job. Gal Gadot brings life to the character. She makes Wonder Woman's naiveness, innocence, strength and emotions very real. Chris Pine is perfectly cast as Steve. He gets ample one liners and delivers them with panache. Like Gal, Chris too really makes the character very believable. Great work!
Negatives? Yeah a few - DC still leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to choreographing action sequences. The moment action sequences begin, CGI takes over. And there are instances you almost lose your connect to the on goings on screen. Because the scenes are too CGI heavy. At couple instances you could easily make out that the action figures are completely CGI. This makes the action sequences lack the soul and indulgence, that Marvel movies do so amazingly well. The movie starts out very well and maintains a good pace until the last 20 - 30 mins. There are clichés and some forced twist elements, that genuinely don't work. The bad guy does not have the desired impact, as his character is not developed as good as it should be.
This is the best movie in the DC universe but if WB wants to give Marvel a run for their money, there's still some work to be done. Overall, it is still a great movie. Go for it!!