Entertaining but not what I hoped it to be

Rating: 8/10 (17 June 2017)

I was looking forward to Wonder Woman especially after seeing Gal Gadot's performance in Batman vs. Superman. She was easily the best part of that movie so to see a whole movie devoted to her character couldn't go wrong... or so I thought. Perhaps Gal Gadot acting skills are not strong enough to carry her through an entire movie as the lead character. Her performance was a bit flat and nothing like the quirkiness and power she showed in Batman vs. Superman.
I saw the movie in 3D which was also a disappointment. Nothing really came off the screen and aside some nice depth shots it was too much looking like a 2D movie. Save your money on this if you're wondering between 2D or 3D.
This movie has a bunch of spectacular moments but the times in between the action scenes felt quite flat to me. The introduction and coming of age of Wonder Woman was OK but felt a bit 'been there done that'.
The growing romance between WW and Steve Trevor (portrayed by Chris Pine) was dull and lacked chemistry.
The story was OK but felt like a rehashed script of a bunch of other superhero, action and Sci-Fi movies. The whole debate if we humans are worth to be rescued by the Gods who should protect us is done to death. Gathering a bunch of flawed men who turn into heroes also felt very familiar. The final battle also had a cliché moral question where WW did everything 'by the numbers' so there was not a single surprise in the entire movie.
That leaves us with the effects and action. Those I did enjoy and especially in a Dolby Atmos theater it was a feast to my ears as well as my eyes :) Especially the scene where Wonder Woman runs towards the Germans in the trenches was pretty cool dodging and blocking all the gunfire.
Plotwise it also has it flaws but that seems to be linked to most superhero movies these days.
All in all it was still entertaining and if you haven't seen too many superhero and action movies this may still feel a bit fresh to you. For seasoned superhero fans it was too cliché and 'paint by the numbers' to be surprising and unique.