A mixed bag if ever there was one

Rating: 5/10 (15 July 2018)

So let's start with saying that this is the best DCEU movie bar none and there is good fun to be had here...........but I have many gripes with this film and please hear me out before rating how helpful this review is.
Pro's:
1) Gal Gadot completely proved me wrong. She is great as Wonder Woman and completely fits the part.
2) Gal Gadot and Chris Pine have great chemistry and once again Pine is impossible to dislike.
3) The action scenes-particularly the house scene on the battlefield-are outstandingly done and very well-choreographed.
4) Diana's backstory was risky in that if it was done poorly it would make her feel completely out of place among the other Justice League members. Luckily, they did a good job and it does the character justice.
5) That last fight was REALLY fun to watch.
Con's:
1) It's........dull. Especially with such a vibrant opening origin for Diana, why on earth would the writers shift gears and place the story in the bleak and colorless setting of WW1? It's just boring.
2) The side characters and secondary villain are so pitifully forgettable it's almost painful.
3) Oh my god the villain reveal. Remus Lupin is supposed to be Ares? Stop. And right after Diana was coming to understand that Ares was less of a person and more of a concept. Absolutely squandered a moment of growth for the character and connection for the audience. And for the love of god, whose idea was that handlebar mustache?
4) Absolutely zero romantic connection was needed between Diana and Trevor. Having them kiss toward the end really took away from the independence and power that eminates from the character of Wonder Woman otherwise. Very poor choice.

All this being said, it's good fun. I'd give it a B-/C+.