Wonder Woman
Warner Bros. | Release Date: June 2, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 50 Critic Reviews
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45
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5
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91
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallMay 31, 2017
While the villains are standard issue evil, Wonder Woman is remarkable in the genre for its early 20th century setting and Gadot's galvanizing performance. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMay 29, 2017
Wonder Woman is smart, slick, and satisfying in all of the ways superhero films ought to be. How deliciously ironic that in a genre where the boys seem to have all the fun, a female hero and a female director are the ones to show the fellas how it’s done. Read full review
91
IndieWireKate ErblandMay 29, 2017
Wonder Woman is as much about a superhero rising as it is about a world deserving of her, and Diana’s hard-won insistence on battling for humanity (no matter how frequently they disappoint) adds the kind of gravitas and emotion that establishes it as the very best film the DCEU has made yet. There’s only one word for it: wonderful. Read full review
90
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJun 1, 2017
Caught up in the coils of Princess Diana’s hot lasso, I am bound to tell the truth: Wonder Woman is wonderful, and the Woman herself, as played by Gal Gadot, is the dazzling embodiment of female empowerment. She is also learned, charmingly funny and, for a goddess, touchingly human. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangMay 31, 2017
Wonder Woman emerges as not only the strongest movie in the present DC cycle, but also the first one that feels like an enveloping, honest-to-God entertainment rather than a raging cinematic migraine. Read full review
90
New York Daily NewsStephen Whitty May 29, 2017
We get it, and DC finally should, too: Superhero movies can be fun. And Wonder Woman is a movie that'd send even the Suicide Squad home smiling. Read full review
90
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeMay 29, 2017
In the recent flood of superhero movies, several have managed to be quite good — but Wonder Woman ranks as one of the few great ones. Read full review
88
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJun 1, 2017
While having a female director perhaps gives Wonder Woman a subtly different perspective, the real strengths of this production are its lead actors, the period piece setting, and an unexpected emotional resonance that one doesn’t expect from a popcorn movie. Read full review
88
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJun 1, 2017
Diana’s a superhero without a chip on her shoulder; she was raised in love, and Gadot lets that belief shine through her eyes. You’re both drawn to this woman and in awe of her. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 30, 2017
Director Patty Jenkins’ origin story is packed with heart and empathy, and we have Gadot’s endearing performance to thank for that — but it’s also a byproduct of the timeline. Read full review
88
USA TodayKelly LawlerMay 29, 2017
A genuinely surprising film that plays with genre and throws out the now very tired superhero movie formula. It’s an action film, a romantic comedy and a coming-of-age story and a period piece and a war movie all in one. Above all, it’s a hopeful story about humanity. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMay 29, 2017
For the first time in a long time, I came out of a DC comic book movie feeling ready for a sequel. It feels right, at this actual historical moment, when men made of something less than steel are bumbling around trying to run things. Paging Paradise Island! Read full review
87
The VergeTasha RobinsonJun 2, 2017
Wonder Woman represents a number of delicate balancing acts: between humor and gravitas; angst and adventure; full-blown, unvarnished superhero fantasy and the DCEU’s usual unpacking of what those fantasies mean. Read full review
83
MTV NewsAmy NicholsonJun 1, 2017
At times, Wonder Woman feels like watching Splash with a shield — another babelicious naïf breaking all the rules. Yet the joke isn't on her. It's on all the men mistaking unsophistication for weakness. To be uncultured is to be mentally free; no one's put on a yoke. That's what makes Wonder Woman a knockout. Read full review
83
The Film StageDan MeccaMay 31, 2017
Throughout Wonder Woman there is an earnestness in tone that plays well, and rarely as saccharine. Read full review
83
ConsequenceAllison ShoemakerMay 29, 2017
This film is a goddamned blast. To merely call it the strongest entrant in the DC Entertainment Universe so far is to call Jaws the strongest entrant in the shark movie canon. Say what you will about Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Deep Blue Sea, but Wonder Woman is in another class altogether. Read full review
80
SlateDana StevensJun 1, 2017
This is a movie about battling evil that pauses to ask what evil is and whether it’s necessary to understand its nature in order to defeat it. Read full review
80
TimeStephanie ZacharekJun 1, 2017
Gadot is simply marvelous. Physically, she’s bold and commanding. But there’s a sweetness about her too, as if she and Jenkins understand intuitively that Wonder Woman can’t just be blandly awesome. She's got to be able to feel wonder too. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 31, 2017
Its earnest insouciance recalls the “Superman” movies of the ’70s and ’80s more than the mock-Wagnerian spectacles of our own day, and like those predigital Man of Steel adventures, it gestures knowingly but reverently back to the jaunty, truth-and-justice spirit of an even older Hollywood tradition. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeMay 30, 2017
This really is Wonder Woman coming to the rescue of the DC Comics universe. Read full review
80
Total FilmKevin HarleyMay 30, 2017
Gadot is a godsend, Pine charms, and Jenkins delivers old-school thrills with heart and conviction. Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMay 29, 2017
If the action in Wonder Woman comes less frequently than you might expect, it’s also thrillingly designed and staged, with a surging sense of real people, from all sorts of backgrounds, swept up in the wider conflict’s churns and jolts. Read full review
80
EmpireChris Hewitt (1)May 29, 2017
As Diana, Gadot is excellent, a rocking electric cello riff in human form. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoMay 29, 2017
Wonder Woman is a gorgeous, powerful display of epic storytelling that makes me wish this was Gadot’s first chance to play Diana Prince. It’s the roaring introduction she deserves, and a hopeful shift in DC culture that hints at what’s about to come. Read full review
80
VarietyAndrew BarkerMay 29, 2017
Wonder Woman is the first major studio superhero film directed by a woman, and it shows in a number of subtle, yet important ways. Read full review
79
IGNJoshua YehlMay 29, 2017
Wonder Woman is leaps and bounds above the other three entries in the DCEU. With a dramatic setting, a few entertaining action scenes, and a strong supporting cast all working together to tell an inspirational Hero’s Journey, it more than offsets some occasionally uneven acting on Gadot’s part and some shaky technical aspects. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMay 31, 2017
This, uh, wonderfully directed and near-perfectly cast iconic heroine female empowerment story is so similar in tone and feel to Marvel Studios’ "Captain America" that I was waiting for Stan Lee to show up, possibly as a eunuch. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorJun 1, 2017
Wonder Woman may not qualify as a particularly suspenseful First World War movie and it may not feature enough globe-spinning special effects to satisfy hard-core superhero fans, but it certainly is an intriguing combination of the two genres. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartJun 1, 2017
Pine makes a perfect foil for Gadot’s furrowed-brow sincerity, his Steve Trevor wry and comfortable enough in his skin to hold his own with Diana (even when she’s scrutinizing his naked form). Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comAngelica Jade BastienJun 1, 2017
Jenkins and her collaborators have done what I thought was previously impossible: created a Wonder Woman film that is inspiring, blistering, and compassionate, in ways that honor what has made this character an icon. Read full review
75
Washington PostAnn HornadayMay 31, 2017
Wonder Woman may not cure all the ills of pop culture’s superhero-saturation syndrome; in fact, in many ways it succumbs to some of its worst excesses. But at least it brings an exhilarating, vicarious kick to the sagging, bagging table. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy BurrMay 31, 2017
The first two hours run the gamut from interesting to delightful. The final 20 minutes are roaring, ridiculous business as usual. We should be thankful the tide of mediocrity is held back as long as it is. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMay 31, 2017
Wonder Woman achieves touching and powerful moments that are unusual for a movie of this kind. Read full review
72
Paste MagazineWill LeitchMay 31, 2017
Wonder Woman won’t reinvent the superhero franchise, or the origin story. But it does show how compelling they can still be, when someone is allowed to do them right. Read full review
70
VoxAlex Abad-SantosMay 30, 2017
The violence and fights in Wonder Woman are intriguing not just because they’re stunning but also because of how emotional they are. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMay 30, 2017
Gadot is terrific, capturing perfectly the grace, power and heroism of the Amazonian princess who must make herself present in the world to save it. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJohn HazeltonMay 30, 2017
Though the action...sometimes has a slightly distracting video game feel, it’s often stirring stuff, and it’s skillfully integrated into the developing relationship between the title character and her mortal man. Read full review
70
ScreenCrushMatt SingerMay 29, 2017
Wonder Woman is exciting, romantic, funny — and my favorite DC Extended Universe movie to date. With her courage and strength, Diana sets an example for everyone she meets, and she holds fast to her ideals even under great pressure. With any luck, she’ll provide similar inspiration to the directors of the DC Extended Universe in the years ahead. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMay 29, 2017
As with all comics-based extravaganzas, brevity is anathema to the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, and it doesn’t quite transcend the traits of franchise product as it checks off the list of action-fantasy requisites. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJun 2, 2017
The best parts of Wonder Woman are frivolous in the best way. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd May 31, 2017
The best thing about Wonder Woman, the overlong and intermittently enjoyable new DC superhero spectacular, is Wonder Woman herself. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJody MitoriJun 1, 2017
Gadot proves she is worthy of Wonder Woman’s tiara, but the superhero deserves a great film, not one that’s just better than the others. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonMay 31, 2017
Wonder Woman is a strong, at times even rousing, application of the superhero film formula, but it ultimately can’t transcend the constraints of the genre. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 31, 2017
The movie is a derivative hash of comic book picture plot points and origin story touchstones — half “Captain America: The First Avenger,” half “Thor.” But director Patty Jenkins, who did not get enough credit for “Monster,” keeps Gadot in frame and the tone light. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversMay 30, 2017
The star is unstoppable and spectacular to see in motion. Watch her fly. Read full review
60
CineVueChris MachellJun 7, 2017
Wonder Woman is not a great film, nor is it the feminist glass ceiling-smasher that many had hoped for. But after the offensively stupid Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman feels nothing short of revelatory. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJun 1, 2017
The only grace note in the generally clunky Wonder Woman is its star, the five-foot-ten-inch Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot, who is somehow the perfect blend of superbabe-in-the-woods innocence and mouthiness. Read full review
58
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezMay 29, 2017
Yes, it’s the DCEU’s best film, but as we know, that’s not saying a lot. But, hey, that terrific second act that we should cling to even if it’s a distant memory by the time love defeats aggression. “Wonder Woman” might be molded by the mighty Gods, but as shaped by mere mortals her mettle and beliefs and can be only so wonderfully divine. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonMay 31, 2017
When the separatist compound must accommodate an interloper — Steve Trevor, fished out of the sea by Diana after his plane goes down — any hopes that Wonder Woman will sustain its appealing misandry are soon dashed. Read full review
40
The GuardianSteve RoseMay 29, 2017
It’s plagued by the same problems that dragged down previous visits to the DC movie world: over-earnestness, bludgeoning special effects, and a messy, often wildly implausible plot. What promised to be a glass-ceiling-smashing blockbuster actually looks more like a future camp classic. Read full review
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