Wonder Woman 1984

I must say that I was underwhelmed. I don't know if it is the times, or if 80's flashback movies are past their prime, or if it was just not a good story. The story is set in 1984, so we get all the typical 80's paraphernalia (neon spandex, leg warmers, malls, and cold war tension). We get Diana encountering a god-made stone that grants wishes (at a cost of course) and then she needs to put the cat back in the bag. If this had released in 1984, or even 1994 it would have been amazing. But now, just Meh. Perhaps I expect more social commentary by my heroes. I expect them to speak to the greater good. Instead, we get Wonder Woman pining over a man, and nearly willing to sacrifice humanity for said man. And it's 2020, which means that pining over a man is not anywhere close to the message that anyone wants to hear. And even so, we know she won't really sacrifice humanity so there isn't even any real tension from this core motivational driver. But she did finally get her invisible plane...

2 stars (out of 5)