Review of Wonder Woman (2017) by Jay H — 30 Sep 2017

Picking up from where Batman vs Superman left off, Diana Prince / Wonder Woman has been approached by Bruce Wayne / Batman to form a crime-fighting partnership. A photograph from WW1 sparks memories of her childhood, the daughter of the Queen of the Amazons, growing up and meeting, in WW1, Steve Trevor, an American spy. He will give her life purpose, cause her to leave the shelter of her home island and help her integrate into society. Most importantly, he will help her find and confront the arch-enemy of the Amazons - Ares, the God of War.

Better than most comic-book movies (not that this says much). Good set up and decent plot development, combined with an attention-grabbing appearance from Gal Gadot (and I'm not referring to her acting). Initially manages to not overdo the usual fantasy / sci fi bs, giving you hope that this might not degenerate into the usual special effects-driven nonsense that makes comic-book movies so empty and predictable.

However, this was too good to last. From a point it is all about the CGI-driven action scenes, complete with fantasy gobbledygook and improbable, out-of-the-blue outcomes. So it ends pretty much as your standard comic book movie.

Overall, okay and worth watching, but not a must-see.