An average movie

I have noticed that this movie didn’t get much love when it was released, both from the critics and the audience, so I was eager to check what was actually the fuss about it. Well, first of all, I want to point out that, even though I did enjoy the 1^st installment, I didn’t think it was so amazing like apparently everyone else. As a result, I can't say I was really disappointed by this sequel. Still, I would have to admit that it was indeed a step-down for this promising franchise. Indeed, there were many issues but, above all, it was too long, too clunky and just too cheesy. For example, the end-credit scenes with a cameo by Lynda Carter was maybe cute and harmless but it was also terribly cheesy. Considering the story itself, the whole concept of the Dreamstone granting you any wish was such a lazy and lame narrative gimmick. Seriously, was it the best thing they could come up with? And how convenient was that the damned thing was actually brought up to Diana’s office? Eventually, they should have focused more on the fact that, because Diana is immortal, she is therefore terribly lonely, a fact which was barely brushed by this movie. In fact, even if Steve Trevor didn’t die during the first movie, by 1984, he would still have been long dead which was a fact never acknowledged during this movie. I thought it was also rather disappointing that they didn’t do anything interesting with the 80’s setting. Basically, the story took place during this time period only because it was convenient for the makers so they didn’t need to bother with the other members of the Justice League. Furthermore, the action scenes which were pretty awesome in ‘Wonder Woman’ were here rather awkward and never really convincing. Finally, this flick with a running time of 150 mins was just too damned long and there is absolutely no good reason why such a rather brainless blockbuster should last for so long. At least, Gal Gadot who was basically born to play this character was once again really good but she definitely deserved a better story. Anyway, to conclude, I might have been too generous with my rating here but, if only to see Gadot shining again, I still think the damned thing is worth a look.