![]() There are also some new characters, mainly a scientist named Barbara (Kristen Wiig, totally wasted and shafted of screen time for what should be a complex villain that needs more focus to function properly) suffering from loneliness and defeated by her awkwardness and inability to socialize that wishes to be like Diana (sexy, intelligent, and strong). Naturally, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot, who is having too much asked of her this time around in the acting department, with certain emotional bits of dialogue inducing cringe), while being skeptical of the mythological tales, decides to silently wish for her deceased World War I fighter pilot love Steve to return, and much to her surprise at an art gallery party he does return inside the body of another human despite looking exactly like and being played by Chris Pine once again (there’s a supremely silly scene where Diana doesn’t recognize him that just doesn’t work). It’s a persistent issue, as an ancient artifact magical stone is introduced capable of granting real-life wishes not just tied to an individual person, but things capable of affecting the world at large. ![]() It seriously feels like returning director Patty Jenkins (once again collaborating on the screenplay with Geoff Johns and a new addition to the team Dave Callaham) just started shooting action sequences without a script and placed them at the front of the movie, with the result being a blockbuster that takes nearly 30 minutes (and this movie is already bloated at 151 minutes squeezing every last second out of the running time with hurried end credits and opening credits over some Amazonian warrior competition) before getting to some semblance of a plot. ![]() There is quickly a sensation of trouble ahead as Wonder Woman 1984 begins with back to back sequences of extravagance that, while admittedly pleasant to watch unfold, couldn’t be more disconnected from one another. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Gabriella Wilde, Natasha Rothwell, Amr Waked, Lucian Perez, Kelvin Yu, Oliver Cotton, Ravi Patel, Lilly Aspell, Stuart Milligan, David Al-Fahmi, Wai Wong, and Robin Wright.įast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.
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