Great fun with a woman at the center

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2017)

TLDR: This is a fun, quintessential superhero movie with an incredibly charismatic female heroine at the heart of it. It's not perfect, but it's still an important film. A must watch!
I can't even deal with all the superhero movies coming out these days. Film after film with generic white males dressed in tights starts to get boring and unappealing. Enter Wonder Woman -- Gal Gadot is resplendent as the Amazon woman turned heroine who is both a bad ass and an empathetic human being at the same time. It's so important to show characters like this, with women and people in underrepresented groups at the center. Aside from all that, the movie itself is fun! It's tightly paced and action packed from start to finish. The villain is a bit silly and some of the mystic elements are eye roll inducing. But generally, it's a solid and fun romp which is what super hero movies should be!
Watch it and make sure the young women in your life see it. After seeing this movie, my 7 year old niece said: I didn't know a girl could be so strong? It made me tear up to know that she never thought it was possible. I'm glad this film was made.