Needs more depth

Rating: 4/10 (9 June 2018)

Given the amount of material produced by DC, the film lacks the substance of the multitude of other superhero films being produced at the moment.
The film starts with Diana (Lilly Aspell) living on an idyllic Greek looking island. We don't know where or what time period she grows up in (and it seems like she is the only one who does grow up), honing her skills and learning huge amounts, but suddenly the First World War arrives on her doorstep, in the shape of Chris Pine as Steve Trevor and changes her life.
Following on from Dawn of Justice - and lets face it, pretty much everyone knows the Batman and Superman back stories - it makes sense to have an origin story for Wonder Woman for those who don't know who she is (and it would have been good to have an Aquaman (2018) and Cyborg (2020!!!!) film before the Justice League film, but ho-hum).
Yet, considering scale of the backdrop of WW1, the camera spends an inordinate amount of time looking straight at Dianas face when they could have spent more time on the plot. DC seem to love these pretentious posing shots, evident through out all the recent films, when they could go back to the Christian Bale style Batman style, or even the Michael Keaton era that at least has some humour and engaging plots.
The supporting cast carry the main character, but could have done with more screen time. Connie Nielsen (Hippolyta) and Robin Wright (Antiope) have such presence on the screen as sword wielding, Amazonian warriors and balance nicely with the Lucy Davis (Etta), as a feisty London secretary, and Elena Anaya (Dr. Maru) as a sadistic chemical expert. All these women play pivotal roles in the film and I wish they'd had more lines.
Sadly, Saïd Taghmaoui (Sameer), Ewen Bremner(Charlie) and Eugene Brave Rock (The Chief) I think could have been used better; seemingly deep characters with a similar camaraderie as Marvels Howling Commandos, yet they're more played as foils to help Diana better understand the "world of men". You can't miss that you have a native American working with an American on a mission to stop a group of people who've invaded another nation.
Looking at DC's list of future films, it looks like Diana Prince will be around for a few years to come, and maybe we'll get some more flash backs to better expand on this wonderful character.