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Dir: Patty Jenkins (12A, 141 mins)
The only good thing to come out of Batman Vs Superman was Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. The first female superhero to have her own film after her initial comic book appearance 75 years ago, Lynda Carter’s iconic take on Diana Prince was a hallmark of the 1970s and 80s, and what a theme tune. Hans Zimmer has provided some very good drumming and Gadot certainly looks the part. The plot involves World War I pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) mysteriously arriving on the shores of Themyscira – a world populated by warrior women, including Gadot’s Diana. He informs the women, who’ve never seen a man before, of the conflicts existing outside of their world, and Diana dons armour, bullet-repelling bracelets, lasso, and frankly little else to go into battle with him. Doing battle against dastardly Germans (Danny Huston) and a villainess called Dr Poison (Elena Anaya), treading through no man’s land in war-torn Europe, unsure why women have subservient roles in our world, seems an apt beginning for Wonder Woman. Connie Nielsen and Robin Wright add to the female power as mother and trainer of Wonder Woman respectively, as does Lucy Davis as a wisecracking secretary. With female director Jenkins at the helm, this should provide a welcome addition to the DC universe and maybe some fun. Hopefully more wonder than blunder woman.
Opens June 2