Wonder Woman

I feel mildly traitorous. I merely like "Wonder Woman" quite a lot. I don't think it's the most magical film of all time (though, yes, it's a female led action movie that is doing solid numbers at the box office, and that as important as it is regrettably rare), but is quite a solid film and a welcome step back towards "not utter crap" after the last couple of DC releases.

The best thing about this is probably Gal Gadot, who nails that tough position of the inexperienced-in-the-wider-world-but-not-an-idiot hero - and she's joined by a strong supporting cast (even if not all of them are used consistently well - Lucy Davis' Etta Candy, for instance, is sadly under-served, and even Robin Wright's kickass warrior exits the film way too early. But there's a good solid not-too-patronising performance from Chris Pine (who also gets his gear off attractively), some solid action sequences (although the end of the film is a tad messy and tends to feature that annoying thing where two characters bellow the themes at one another in between punches), and generally this doesn't gratuitously insult anybody's intelligence. So, yeah, it's reasonable.