Wonder Woman review

I know I'm very late with this but just thought I would share my thoughts on this movie. Is it better than Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad, yes definitely, is it as good as the hype suggests, no. Obviously it has a lot riding on it being the first female superhero blockbuster really, not sure if you can call Catwoman or Elektra blockbusters, it is also directed by a woman. It's hard not to be cynical but you have to wonder if the reason that it is being so highly praised by some people is because of these two factors. It is a decent superhero movie and origin story. Gal Gadot who I thought was overrated in Batman V Superman  is surprisingly good but you do have to wonder why they didn't get her to put on a bit more muscle/bulk up a bit more (not just guys saying that). Not saying she should bulk up as much as Ben Affleck did to play Batman but when you see how some of the other Amazons look it is a bit strange. The action scenes are mostly great, though there is a lot of slow-mo and the cgi isn't great at times. Chris Pine is great as Steve Trevor, but not as fussed on the group he assembles to help them in their mission. There are a number of villains with the two German ones being fairly interesting though there is one scene involving them that is so cartoonish it is cringe worthy. The final act of the movie isn't great and as I predicted the final battle is a bit of a mess. It is a step in the right direction for the DC movie universe that said the more I think about it the more holes I find to pick in the quality of it.

This fight scene was awesome

Hopefully movie studios will see the success of Wonder Woman and make great female led superhero movies, it's a shame Marvel are for once stuck behind with their first female led superhero movie-Captain Marvel not coming out until March 2019. No doubt Black Widow will continue to play a key role in the movies going forward and the Ant-man sequel is titled Ant-man and The Wasp and will apparently give equal billing to Paul Rudd's Ant-man and Evangeline Lilly's Wasp. Warner Bros are apparently going to continue with female led superhero/comic book movies with Gotham City Sirens (female villains) and Batgirl. Lots to look forward to hopefully!