What is the best thing about Wonder Woman?

Anthony Lane reviews the new “Wonder Woman” movie by sharing his favorite facts about Diana, including her birthplace among the Amazons and her vambraces. ... Her smile, though dazzling, is not flirtatious, let alone seductive, and Jenkins, as the director, is best placed to insure that it stays that way. read more

For one thing, compared with her superhero counterparts in both DC and Marvel universes, wonder woman, other than her extraordinary fighting prowess, lacks awe-inspiring powers. In terms of toughness, she isn't bulletproof as Superman, nor is she able to levitate and fly like the latter. read more

Because, if there’s one thing that can be relied upon to spoil a superhero film, even one as sprightly as “Wonder Woman,” it’s the climax. The movie is twenty minutes too long, and most of those minutes are consumed, near the end, by pyrotechnic dreck. read more

It does justice to Diana and the Amazons, it looks fantastic, it’s funny, the chemistry between Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince and Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor is subtle and grown-up, and director Patty Jenkins clearly understands the core of Wonder Woman’s character. And, best of all, the finale is when Jenkins really pulls it all together, and we see Diana become the icon we know from history in front of our very eyes. read more