A good fun movie but not the masterpiece many call it

Rating: 7/10 (6 November 2017)

I've seen the movie twice now, at several months interval. At first I really liked it because finally we saw a proper, well done DC movie. I thought many of the situations were funny, I liked that they were ballsy enough to make Wonder Woman actually kill people. The special effects are great, and the main actors are good. I liked the WW1 setting and the photography, as well as the rampage scene at the end where she goes crazy.
On the second viewing I was more reserved though. I think the first act is too long, it leaves few scenes at the battlefront, there's 2 really : the trenches and the village, plus the airfield. I think the main issue I had were the dialogues though. Some were really really cheesy, like love will save us all, or when Trevor asks Diana to help him after she killed the German general and nothing happened. There's like a full 60 sec of hesitation and poor writing... It was really hard to watch. The Amazon battle was a bit too much too, all these showy gymnastics, and the death of her aunt that wlacked drama. The Ares twist is also a bit too difficult to swallow, as well as how easy she kills him in the end (problem for Justice League : if she can kill the God of War that easily, who can fight her...). Those are not too serious problems, it's still a good movie, but I doubt it will stand the test of time. We tend to be magnanimous because it's the first female hero movie, and because there has been so many bad DC movies lately, but in the end it's a good film, not a masterpiece.