Movie reviews

WONDER WOMAN

Recommended. Great fun for all superhero fans, pure entertainment made according to all blockbuster rules: I laughed a lot and nearly cried a few times too: "You let this little thing rule your life?!" (about a watch, obviously) Most of the humour is based on gender stereotypes but they cheerfully re-work all the usual hero gimmicks as well: "Is he likely to follow my instructions?" "No, I honestly don't think so, no." Fantastical landscapes filmed in Camerota, Salerno and Campania in Italy, additionally inspired by Chinese mountains and enhanced with a plethora of CGI waterfalls. London at war time all covered in soot.  Chris Pine looks fattish but the best scenes are where he acts with his face and makes all viewers burst out laughing.  I loved Wonder Woman speaking all languages, especially the scene with the Turkish polyglot. Most of the Amazons are wrinkly but beautiful and inspiring at the same time. Ah, Wonder Woman here is, like in about the oldest of the comic books, of Greek gods' descent but takes on the disguise of Diana Prince, like in the ones from the 60s. During the battle the mythical characters hover in the air or cast strikes like Storm and Magneto in the X-Men series. There's no mid- or post-credit scene!