The DCEU is back on track!

Rating: 8/10 (2 June 2017)

A lot has been said about the DCEU in the last three years, most of it not very positive. Some of the criticism has been justified (BatmanVSuperman was pure hot garbage) and a lot of it was completely unjustified (Suicide Squad has its gaping flaws, but I will fight to the death anyone who says it deserves the drubbing it got from film critics). But I think critics and fans are finally on the same page with Wonder Women. The claims of it saving the DCEU is a little much, but the claims of it being the best DCEU film as absolutely true! They tell Diana Price/Wonder Woman's origin story in a way that I can't see anyone not loving it.
When you go to see this film, you will be pleasantly surprised by the themes explored. Yeah, there is a TON of girl power on display, but it never once feels like a lecture of how great women are and how awful men are! In fact, the main theme isn't that Women can save the world, but rather love can save the world! Other themes in the film that are explored are the duality of mankind, the horrors of war and why humanity feels the need to wage war.
The plot is also a lot more detailed than most comic book movies, which is something that is probably long overdue as well. I don't wish to give too much away, but needless to say, they had managed to find a good balance between story, dialogue, and action. The Director Patty Jenkins deserves a lot of praise for deciding not to try and re-write the comic book movie formula, but instead try to adapt it to suit the kind of story she wanted to tell!
The casting of this film was just about spot on! Chris Pine is perfect as U.S. Air Force Pilot and Spy Steve Trever who is not made to look compliantly defenseless compared to Gal Gadot's Wonder Women. He's a badass with a heart of pure gold in this adaptation. The supporting cast is brilliant from the Amazons to the Germans. I won't name those cast in those roles because I want you guys to be surprised and thrilled as I was when I watched in the cinema. However, If I am being honest Gal Gadot is not a strong actor. She's a little rigid, and I think her looks played a part in her being cast in the role of Diana Price/Wonder Woman as not nice as that may sound! But the material and the other actors she's working with are so good that she can manage to bring just enough to the role to make it work. Although too much of the film's comic relief and drama comes from the characters naivety and utter lack of knowledge of the outside world! After a while it gets annoying.
All in all, I enjoyed the film immensely and have no issue saying that it is the best film in the DCEU thus far. It fills me with the hope that Justice League will not be as big of a disaster than I thought!
Four and a half stars out of Five from me!