Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (31 July 2017)

Wonder Woman received lots of praise when it first came out either because it was the only DCEU film that wasn't completely abysmal or because it had a female lead. I don't care about male or female leads, I just want to watch a good film. So does Wonder Woman fill that duty? No. Is it horrible? Also no. It has serviceable action and a decent score. But beyond that? Nothing holds up, the story is basic and predictable. The two leads, Steve Trevor and Diana are the only passable characters, every other character was forgotten as soon as the credits rolled. Every film needs a character arc. The character has to change or learn something. In Wonder Woman they lay it out perfectly, Diana will learn that things aren't as black and white as she thinks, she'll learn that evil is within everyone. Just as they are on the cusp of achieving a successful character arc they blow it all away so that they could cram in a ten-minute cesspool of CGI and stupid action. Nearly $150,000,000 was spent making this film, but they miss the fundamentals of story telling? Warner Bros. should've quit while they were ahead after The Dark Knight Rises.