Critic Reviews for Wonder Woman on Moviebuff.com

DC introduces some much-needed levity to its universe with the uneven Wonder Woman

AA Dowd, AV Club

Wonder Woman brings back some much-needed lustre to Marvel’s competition

The Hindu Source, The Hindu

It’s a steady, funny and warm-hearted superhero flick that proves you don’t need aggressive, exhausting sarcasm or relentless portent to make an entertaining comic book movie

Shaun Munro, Flickering Myth

Finally, a DC Comics movie that works

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

“Wonder Woman” is a big deal, but it will be a much bigger deal when one of its sequels is not

Indiewire Source, Indiewire

This is an average superhero movie that benefits from being surrounded by worse superhero movies that make it look better by comparison

Bob Garver, The Waunakee Tribune

Wonder Woman may not challenge the tropes of the superhero movie, but it still questions the nature of heroism and what it means to help people even in the darkest of times

Matt Goldberg, Collider

Gal Gadot’s goddess act is sure to win your hearts in this near perfect superhero flick

Gaurang Chauhan, Bollywood Life

It's a magnificent superhero vehicle, a sparkly love story, a touching coming-of-age and a befitting hurray to girl power

Sukanya Verma, Rediff

"Wonder Woman" belongs fully to Gadot, who carries it as lightly as a superhero lifting a tank

Sean P Means, The Salt Lake Tribune

The Gal Gadot-starring Patty Jenkins feature blends humor, heart, and one hell of a heroine to give the DCEU its best outing yet

Kate Erbland, Indiewire

Wonder Woman is a star turn for Gal Gadot, but the rest Is pretty clunky

David Edelstein, Vulture

In the ever-expanding comic book genre, regardless of studio or property, Wonder Woman is the new standard bearer

Jimmy O , JoBlo.com

To say Wonder Woman is a breath of fresh air would be an understatement to this purely joyful and vibrant ride of a story

Allyson Johnson, The Young Folks

Wonder Woman shines as a beacon of heroism to give the DCEU a much-needed win

Joshua Yehl, IGN

Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot breathe some fresh air into the DC film universe

Andrew Barker, Variety

“Wonder Woman” uses its big screen platform to communicate its powerful and much-needed message of feminism and empowerment — wonderful, indeed

Ben Macher, The Hoya

Gal Gadot's performance captures all of those qualities that make Wonder Woman special to so many

Rob Slack, Guelph Today

Wonder Woman peaks during a tremendously exciting battle on the German front lines while the iconic and ridiculous guitar riff blares away

Barry Wurst, Maui Time

Wonder Woman brings back some much-needed lustre to Marvel’s competition

Deborah Cornelious, The Hindu

Wonder Woman is a character who means so much to so many, and for any of the film's inconsistencies, it gets her character right

Adam Lubitow, Rochester City Newspaper

We finally have a really great superhero movie that half of our population can project themselves into

Brad Keefe, Columbus Alive

The parallels of ancient mythology and modern superheroes become literal in Wonder Woman

Neil Morris, Indy Week

Hopes for DC’s plan to deliver a shot of oestrogen to the superhero movie are disappointed in a silly plot that enlists Diana of Themyscira to help win the first world war

Steve Rose, The Guardian

The script, story and film in entirety does full justice to Wonder Woman

Bollywood Hungama Source, Bollywood Hungama

The film benefits from Pine's excellent comic timing in the scenes where he and Gadot trade good-natured barbs

Margot Harrison, Seven Days

Gal Gadot is the superhero we need but don’t deserve

Soumya Srivastava, Hindustan Times

Wonder Woman is magnificent, epic storytelling on a grand scale, but turns intimate in a heartbeat, swelling with emotion and vigor, and graced with a performance by Gal Gadot

Alan Cerny, ComingSoon.net

The film only drags when it must get into its second half, of big fights and big climax, and some rather juvenile talk of the true nature of mankind

Shalini Langer, Indian Express

Diana Prince's solo film easily stands out as the best DC film since The Dark Knight, and Wonder Woman is a sign of great things to come in the DC Extended Universe

Conner Schwerdtfeger, Cinema Blend

Wonder Woman is a deeply gratifying film

Rachit Gupta, Filmfare

Gal Gadot is somehow the perfect blend of superbabe-in-the-woods innocence and mouthiness

Jenna Amatulli, The Huffington Post

Everything about this joyful, sincere origin story feels like a retort — a very welcome and much needed one — to traditional male-centered superhero stories

MaryAnn Johanson, FlickFilosopher.com

Gal Gadot’s Amazonian warrior princess reinvigorates the superhero genre with a shockwave of fun

Wendy Ide, The Guardian

“Wonder Woman” proves that Diana Prince, that wonder of a woman, is exactly the kind of superhero we need now, one we have been thirsting for

Katie Walsh, The News & Observer

Wonder Woman is a stirring, hope-filled superhero origin story with great performances

Adam Frazier, First Showing

Wonder Woman rises to the challenge

Film School Rejects Source, Film School Rejects

Wonder Woman’s debut on the battlefield is emotional, impressive, and ultimately one of the best action scenes on the big screen this year

Scott Chitwood, ComingSoon.net

It’s not perfect, but it’s often good, sometimes great and exceptionally re-watchable.

The Indian Express Source, Indian Express

Gal Gadot's sincerity keeps you invested

Rajeev Masand, News18 India

Wonder Woman is set during the First World War, and this is pivotal to setting up the clash between idealism and reality that the movie targets almost from the second scene

Ben Gruchow, Box Office Prophets

Israeli actress Gal Gadot shines in an inspirational superhero story

Raja Sen, NDTV

"Wonder Woman" doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it's a hugely entertaining film that packages the familiar with a lot of flair

BookMyShow Source, BookMyShow

Justice League now seems more interesting than it did before.

Mihir Fadnavis, First Post

Wonder Woman excels at tapping that emotional core, from small, tender moments to big, iconic ones; it's relentless in the pursuit of showing genuine heart, accomplishing that mission with grace, style and excitement

Paul Shirey, JoBlo.com

Wonder Woman follows a predictable path, with lots of fighting leading to the finale, but this gem is a cut above nearly all the way

Pete Hammond, Deadline

The movie is hardly perfect – there are flaws in pacing and unevenly written secondary characters that resort to some stereotyping

Neil Soans, The Times of India

Wonder Woman is an origin story and it stands head and shoulders above similar films of its kind

Matthew Passantino, The Cinemaholic

Much like its heroine, Wonder Woman manages to soar to some sublime heights

Karen Han, Slash Film

From comedy, drama to action and adventure, everything is crafted beautifully

Anish Dhurat, BookMyShow

“Wonder Woman” is beautiful, kindhearted, and buoyant in ways that make me eager to see it again

Angelica Jade Bastien, Roger Ebert

DC introduces some much-needed levity to its universe with the uneven Wonder Woman

AA Dowd, AV Club

Gal Gadot and the film, like the title, are wonders

Samrudhi Ghosh, India Today

‘Wonder Woman’ is a blockbuster that lets itself have fun

AO Scott, The New York Times