Wonder Woman 1984 Early Reviews: Critics Say Gal Gadot's Film Is The Hopeful Blockbuster World Needs Right Now
Warner Bros. is gearing up for the first hybrid release with Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman 1984, as it will be releasing on HBO Max and in theatres on the same day.
Warner
Bros.
is
gearing
up
for
the
first
hybrid
release
with
Gal
Gadot's
Wonder
Woman
1984,
as
it
will
be
releasing
on
HBO
Max
and
in
theatres
on
the
same
day.
The
makers
recently
held
a
premiere
screening
a
week
before
its
release
and
critics
are
raving
about
the
Patty
Jenkins's
directorial.
Wonder
Woman
1984
also
stars
Kristen
Wiig,
Pedro
Pascal
and
Chris
Pine
in
leading
roles.
The
awaited
sequel
to
the
2017
release
Wonder
Woman,
is
hitting
the
screens
in
India
on
December
24.
The
2017
film
told
Diana's
coming
of
age
story
and
the
sequel
will
follow
Diana
Prince,
who
is
unable
to
let
go
of
her
past
as
she
grieves
after
the
loss
of
her
love
Steve
Trevor
(Chris
Pine).
Kristen
Wiig
will
be
seen
playing
the
new
villain
Cheetah,
along
with
Pedro
Pascal
as
a
shady
businessman
Maxwell
Lord.
Wonder
Woman
1984
Early
Reviews
Many
who
attended
the
screening
took
to
Twitter
and
shared
spoiler-free
short
reviews
of
the
film.
Lewis
Knight
of
Daily
Mirror
wrote,
"Despite
being
overlong
and
some
elements
feeling
rushed,
#WonderWoman1984
is
a
lot
of
fun
and
exactly
the
colourful
and
hopeful
blockbuster
the
world
needs
right
now.
Kristin
Wiig
turning
increasingly
nasty
is
a
highlight."
Carson
Timar
said,
"#WonderWoman1984
is
a
complete
blast!
Not
just
is
the
film
colorful
and
charasmatic
but
there
is
a
real
weight
to
its
story.
Huge
props
to
the
entire
cast
also!
Quite
easily
this
is
the
best
DCEU
film
to
date!
#WW84
#WonderWoman."
Wonder
Woman
1984
Falters
And
Has
A
Weaker
Storyline
As
Compared
To
2017
Release
Some
critics
also
had
mixed
reviews
like
Vulture's
Angelica
Jade
Bastién,
who
in
her
review
for
the
portal
said,
"The
disappointing
sequel
highlights
not
only
the
dire
state
of
the
live-action
superhero
genre
in
film,
but
the
dire
state
of
Hollywood
filmmaking
as
a
whole."
Gal
Gadot
Starrer
Will
Release
On
December
24
In
India
Meanwhile,
Peter
Debruge
of
Variety
called
Wonder
Woman
1984
an
"escapist
superhero
sequel"
and
wrote,
"As
the
wishes
stack
up
and
the
world
falls
into
chaos,
Wonder
Woman
1984
loses
its
way,
and
while
the
ending's
not
bad
enough
to
renounce
the
satisfaction
of
what
came
before,
it's
enough
to
shift
our
focus
back
to
our
own
real-world
predicament.
What
we
need
right
now
this
movie
can't
provide,
but
just
maybe,
it
will
inspire
someone
who
can."
Vox's
Alex
Abad-Santos
in
his
review
summed
up
the
film
as
"WW1984
is
three
movies
rolled
into
one:
It's
at
once
a
romance
about
lost
love;
a
tale
about
the
jealousy
in
our
friendships;
and
the
story
of
a
sad,
broken
man
desperate
to
take
over
the
world.
And
it's
only
the
first
two
of
these
that
truly
take
us
somewhere
wonderful."
I
don’t
understand
why
anyone
would
dislike
#WonderWoman1984
#WW84.
Seriously,
I
don’t.
It
just
isn’t
as
strong
as
#WonderWoman
1917,
but
that’s
okay.
That
film
is
a
masterpiece
so
it’s
difficult
to
reclaim
that
level