If you're going to rip-off other movies, you better have an actress as right for the role as Gal Godot

Rating: 7/10 (1 June 2017)

I know that mine is going to be an unpopular opinion, but...
"Wonder Woman" is not a great movie.
Gal Godot, however, is a great actress in the role.
"Wonder Woman" cribs from many other movies. I saw fight sequences that were evocative of the "Thor" and "Captain America" films, heard dialogue that could have been lifted from "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Age of Ultron." The first 20 minutes of "Wonder Woman" brought to mind the teen film "Percy Jackson: The Lightening Thief." And the overall visual sensibility suggests Director Patty Jenkins was taking her direction from Zack Snyder, giving the movie the look of Snyder's own "Sucker Punch."
But Gal Godot radiates charisma. She is worth every dollar of the admission price, every minute spent watching "Wonder Woman." It is her performance that elevates the movie from blatant rip-off to credible homage. Gal Godot projects honesty, integrity and likability the equal of Tom Cruise or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at their best. She moves from innocent bemusement to fearsome obsession, from a fish out of water to the baddest shark in the ocean with such believability that I am stung the movie around her is not up to her performance.
DC gets lucky with "Wonder Woman." They hung the future of their movie universe on possibly the only actress who could carry that load.
As a bonus, there is also the Wonder Woman theme; something about this song feels primal. It may be my favorite theme from any movie, ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw_o7XUX3fg