I'm actually a little disappointed

Rating: 5/10 (17 June 2017)

First, I want to say that I never expect to be blown away by superhero movies. They all utilize the same formula that produces the same result every single time. However, I enjoy seeing the characters. Thus, I usually walk away from the movies feeling pretty content.
I don't know why, but I got my hopes up for this movie. I've been waiting for it since Gal Gadot was cast in title role. That was my mistake.
The movie begins well enough with the audience getting a taste of life on Themyscira for the first half hour. After that, it took a nose dive. It felt as though Diana's story was put on the back burner to allow for telling the audience about WWI. It reminded me of the first Captain America movie, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who got that vibe.
At the hour mark, I began to constantly check the time, wondering when the movie would end. I did enjoy watching Diana tear through the Germans on the battlefield. However, that felt like one of the few occasions where I actually got to see Wonder Woman, not simply Diana Prince.
The plot twist at the end was perhaps the most unnerving aspect of this movie to me. Since when is Wonder Woman a god? Sure, I'm no expert, but I've read some comics and watched shows and movies. In every incarnation, she's the princess of the Amazons, not some goddess. Of course, I learned later that Zack Snyder wrote the story, so perhaps that's why this made so little sense.
The acting was fine. I always enjoy Chris Pine and I've been enamored with Gal Gadot since Fast and Furious. I truly wish that we'd seen more of Etta Candy; she was pretty funny. I especially enjoyed the repartee between Gadot and Said Taghmaoui.
I can't say that I always enjoyed the lighting. It was way too dark. I felt like I was watching a Batman movie. The CGI wasn't the best, but it wasn't awful. Some of the fight scenes look pretty fake. I wish studios would try to rely more on actors than CGI, but we can't always get we want. I know you'll have some CGI for a superhero movie, but it doesn't need to go overboard.
If I'm being honest, I can't see why this movie's getting such great reviews. It's not a bad movie, but it could've been a lot better. It seems as though the thing nowadays is to laud every movie as exceptional, but then that takes away from those that are truly deserving of such an epithet.
At this rate, I don't have much hope for the upcoming DCEU movies.