Review of Wonder Woman (2017) by Natalie M — 27 Jun 2017

The worst. The plot is full of holes and rife with political agendas (ranging from racism against Moroccans? to the mistreatment of native Americans). Even as a card carrying feminist, I still couldn't help but feel I was being overly beaten on the head by an after school special.

Is it too much to ask for an entertaining movie without learning no less than 20 forced "lessons"? To make matters worse the writer consistently asks that the audience empathize with characters that are neither well developed nor sympathetic.

I was almost embarrassed when, regularly, the film cuts to head-scratchingly slow motion scenes begging emotional reactions while the audience sat in bewilderment. The performances are good but watching skilled actors attempt to navigate a painfully rickety script is snoozy at best and uncomfortable at worst.

As a woman I'm disappointed that DC didn't think enough of it's singular female hero to create an entertaining narrative. A rare opportunity for a great girl-power story and they botched it.

Boo.