This film kind of sucked imo. I loved Shazam so the cheese factor can't be it when it comes to my viewing experience here. I think the structural flaws of the DCEU are finally catching up. Gal Gadot is a sub par actor, period and this time she wasn't benefiting from the novelty factor or identity politics and she didn't have poor versions of Batman and Superman and various other DC heroes to look good against. Gadot was straight up flat and it was obvious that this was just a good looking model trying to act.
The action was shockingly low for an action film and what we got was astonishingly boring. I know some Snyder bots are smugly going around saying it sucks because it's light and cheesy but truth is that this film right here is exactly the sort of flick Zack Snyder would make if he decided to make his heroes light hearted. I'm just shocked at Jenkin's film making ability because I rated her higher.
I couldn't find myself invested in a single character, only Max seemed somewhat compelling. The story and main beats of this film were laughable. A wish granting stone drove the plot? are you kidding me?
Overall it was a chore to get through and Wonder Woman's lack of good rogues and definite stories also contributed to the film's mediocrity. Not only was it bad but it was bad in the same way the Pre Nolan/MCU films were bad. This is a film that belongs with Quest for peace and Batman Forever. Don't think anyone will even remember this a month from now, I certainly won't and perhaps that's for the best.
They should just reboot the DCEU after Aquaman 2.
Agee with your review and score.
Damn Zack Snyder catching strays
I wonder why you think this because it makes absolutely no sense. Is it just because it's a bad movie? And I'm not shocked at all. The first WW was littered with issues that covered up for the same reasons you mentioned. You were just blinded by your dislike of the previous movies. I will say that this movie dialed everything wrong with the first one up to 10 though. And yes, when you start making movies with the intent to make them light and cheesy it's fair to say that pandering negatively affects the quality of the movie. It's the same thing with Shazam. I don't know why certain people think CBM's have to be family fun and heartwarming. You reap what you sow I guess.
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