Weak Woman

Rating: 4/10 (25 June 2017)

The most critically acclaimed movie in the DCEU so far, seriously? In fact, this movie is the most unimaginative and the weakest entry in the franchise so far.
There are two good things about the movie really, and those are the leads. First, Gal Gadot is drop-dead gorgeous, this cannot be denied. He acting can be sub-par at times, but overall she plays her part well. Second, Chris Pine is still a charismatic dude who, also being a primary protagonist, delivers his performance well enough and has some of the better comedic moments.
But the problem is, that's about it! The action in the movie goes from mediocre to outright messy, with overabundance of CGI and shaky editing. The CGI in general often looks visibly cheap. The sidekick characters are clichÃ© (the only thing that Scotsman lacked was a bagpipe) or cringy (the plump woman, but thank God that's not Melissa McCarthy). The villain is just pathetic, with the cringiest lines imaginable, stereotypical lines like "Join me or die" and tedious lecturing on the morality of man. Compared to somebody like Zod from Man of Steel it's just unacceptable. The "humor" here is often out of place with the overall serious war tone of the movie, and goes from the passable "Diana says some ridiculous stuff about Greek Gods while Steve looks skeptical" to the unbearably ludicrous "Oh look they talk about sex in a very uncomfortable way". The plot is just bland and overused, as are most of the dialogues, especially in Themyscira ("You must not go, Diana. Okay, go Diana.") Oh, and our wannabe- pacifist-serial-killer heroine defeats the big baddie using "the power of love", amazing.
So yeah, there is almost nothing to love in this movie, the fact that the critics praised it just shows how hypocritical they are, the main reason for this is the fact that it's female-directed and female-led, which are not important factors when rating a movie in my book. My last hope in the DCEU is the Justice League and I sincerely hope that Weadon will not screw up Snyder's vision in it.