A decent movie with it's moments

Rating: 6/10 (11 June 2017)

Wonder Woman is the 4th installment of the DC Cinematic Universe movies. To my surprise, it didn't get steamrolled like with the previous DC movies. In fact, many critics really enjoyed this film. In spite of this, I wasn't really excited about seeing this movie. However, I decided that I want to see all the DCEU movies in theaters, so I went to see it.
As far as story is concerned, it didn't impress me as much as I'd like it to. Now I do like the action sequences, those were the best parts the film has to offer. It really adds to the serious tone that the film is going for. I should bring up that there was one action sequence that really gave this film a triumphant feel to it. That Wonder Woman is now Wonder Woman. Charging through battle and just steamrolling through an army. I also want to mention that the final battle is also interesting as well. I won't say what happens, but it's a visual astonishment and concludes the story fairly well. The film also had moments that had me laughing at times. A few of the characters are pretty good with my favorites being the side characters that tag along with the 2 main characters. The villains are also alright.
However, my issues with the film is that the first couple of minutes in the Amazon island were tedious. Throughout that time, I was just bored, I was slowly drinking my slushy, and when I finished the slushy, I was actually tempted to fall asleep. Even out of the Amazon Island and into London, there are moments that just feel awkward. I felt like covering my faces, my ears, or both. The character drama honestly rubs me the wrong way. Character drama is a very hard thing to pull off, but most of the character dramas that ends up happening makes me care less for these characters. One of them in particular actually made me care less for Wonder Woman herself. The amazon characters are forgettable, the queen was overly generic and stale. The plot twist at the end felt very underwhelming. I didn't see it coming since I usually tend to guess incorrectly, but the way it was revealed just made me feel like it could have been better.
Overall, it's a film that has been consistently average, and one that I would never watch again. It has it's flaws and it has it's moments. I'm not willing to say it's a great movie, but not a stain to DC's record.