Quartile rating: 8/10 · 1 rating
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
Wonder Woman earns genuine novelty marks as a landmark superhero origin story — a female-led, woman-directed blockbuster set against WWI that brought a fresh mythological and feminist lens to the genre at a pivotal cultural moment. The Themyscira sequences and fish-out-of-water London/No Man's Land passages are distinctive and energetic. Acting is competent-to-good, with Gadot's charisma carrying much of the film and Pine providing strong support, though supporting roles are thin. Cinematography is solid blockbuster craft — the No Man's Land charge is a standout — but not consistently exceptional. Plot is a functional origin structure with engaging first and second acts that lose momentum as Greek mythology mechanics take over. The ending is the film's weakest element: the CGI-heavy Ares confrontation devolves into generic superhero bombast, undercutting the grounded emotional stakes built earlier.