‘Wonder Woman’ First Reviews: What Are The Critics Saying?
Just a few weeks left before the release of “Wonder Woman,” critics were treated to an advance screening of the new movie.
So far, the reviews have been positive. Comic Book Movie even shared a now-deleted tweet from comic book writer Marc Andreyko, which gushed about lead star Gal Gadot. “I can’t get into specifics but @GalGadot gives a beautiful, nuanced, powerful performance, @PattyJenks is SO GOOD with actors,” the tweet read.
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The other reviews were quite similar.
This is actually good news, considering that a DC insider earlier declared the superhero flick as a complete mess.
According to Movie Web, Sasha Perl-Raver, host of the “Schmoes Know” show, reportedly talked to someone with insider info about the movie. The source reportedly said of the film, “So, I don’t want to throw anyone under the bus. We have somebody within our community who has gotten insider information that broke my [effing] heart this week, because I have tremendous belief that ‘Wonder Woman’ is gonna be awesome and I heard it stinks from the same person who told me that they heard that ‘BvS’ stinks.”
The person she spoke to told her, “I'm very disappointed in what I saw, and it seems like all the problems are the same problems. It’s discombobulated, it doesn’t have narrative flow. It’s just very disjointed.”
Warner Bros. Studios crashed and burned with “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” so they are trying their best to avoid any comparisons to it. Even though “Suicide Squad” was slightly received better by critics, it still wasn’t as successful as the studio had hoped. So “Wonder Woman” producer Deborah Snyder offered assuring words about their upcoming offering.
“‘Wonder Woman’ is very different in tone and style than ‘Batman v Superman’ and ‘Suicide Squad,'” she told Variety. “We pick directors who have their own points of view, so that each of our films will have their own personality.”
Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment and resident of Warner Bros. Consumer Products, also shared the same sentiment.
“There’s a misconception that DC or [parent studio] Warner Bros. has made a conscious decision for all our movies to be darker or edgier,” she said. “That’s not the case. Fans of the DC universe know that there are characters, like Batman, who are darker, but there are others like Wonder Woman, who are hopeful, optimistic leaders, and the tone of this film represents that.”
Nelson added that Wonder Woman, who goes by the alias Diana Prince, is a positive role model, and her light-hearted spirit was made evident in the new film thanks to their director.
“Patty brought a beauty and a sense of lightness or humor, and a little romance to it,” said Nelson. “It’s a very aspirational movie.”
In the film, Gadot will play the titular character while Chris Pine will play her love interest, Steve Trevor. Connie Nielsen will be Wonder Woman’s mother, Queen Hippolyta, while Robin Wright will play her aunt, Antiope.
“Wonder Woman” will be released on June 2, 2017.
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