Not a perfect film but a lot of fun.

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2017)

I just went to see this movie a day ago. I wanted to let it sit in my mind and digest for a day before I wrote a review. The first thing to know about this film is that is primarily an origin story. That means that the primary focus is on developing and setting up the Wonder Woman character for subsequent movies. One of the complaints that I see about this movie is that villains are weak, they don't get enough screen time and that they are not scary or formidable. However, since this is an origin story movie it stands to reason that the villains aren't and shouldn't be the main focus of the movie. The cast for this film is very good. Gal Gadot....what can i say? She's gorgeous and has powerful screen presence as the titular character. I've seen some complaints about her acting and how she's written. Ex: Wonder Woman acts like and idiot, like an 18 year old etc. Howerver, this is not the same Wonder Woman that is in Batman v. Superman. This movie takes place 100 years before said movie. Her character is sheltered and naive and this movie is very much about how she starts to grow and learn as a person. Chris Pine has great chemistry with Gal Gadot and their relationship is very sweet and not overpowering. The supporting characters are fun but a little underdeveloped. All of the characters are very likable. I do have to say this: the accents for the other amazons (I'm looking at you Robin Wright) are very distracting and kind of terrible. The action scenes in this movie are also top notch. Are they over the top? Absolutely. Is there a little bit too much CGI? Yes. But is good CGI and the action scenes are a lot of fun. Humor in this movie is very fresh and relatable. It's not too much but it lightens up the movie. I'm very glad DC seems to be listening to their fans. Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman are just waaay too serious. This movie feels a little bit more light-hearted and its a better film for it. This is a long movie, with about a 2 hour 20 min running time. It has a lot of exposition but that's to be expected with an origin story. I think now that the Wonder Woman character is established and everything is set up the next Wonder Woman movie will be even better. Go see it. Fun, action, romance, beautiful Gal Gadot. What's not to love?