Review – Wonder Woman

After growing up with the cheerful, bright 70s-ness of the Linda Carter TV series, I was surprised by the darkness of the DCEU adaptation of the title character. To be sure, it’s hard to make a cheerful movie set during World War One. And Chris Pine brings what goofiness he can to his role as the love interest. Gal Gadot is well cast in the lead, and I was also taken with Elena Anaya’s chilling turn as one of the villains. Production values are high, expensive action sequences are plentiful, and it’s good to finally see a female protagonist in a superhero movie. Mildly amusing