Wonder Woman 1984

I don't really know where to go with this film. It was decent but I'm glad I didn't pay to see it in theatres. 

Gal Gadot continues to shine as Diana, aka Wonder Woman, bagging criminals in a quicker, more effective and less destructive fashion than the police all while continuing to mourn her beloved Steve (Chris Pine) and working at the Smithsonian which is where the 'Luck Stone' is discovered. Her new co-worker, Barbara (a good Kristin Wiig, in a completely unfunny role) is a mousy mess of a woman but by wishing to be more like Diana, she gets some surprises and gains confidence but loses her charm and good judgment by allowing nasty, corrupt businessman Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) to seduce her to steal the stone which may appear to be a fake but is very much real. By wishing to be the stone itself, the world almost immediately turns into a war zone, people hoarding oil and wishes counteracting with each other but Diana is somewhat reluctant to renounce her wish as she will lose Steve, again. Despite her weakening, thanks to Barbara's crazy strength, Diana summons up the courage to lose Steve and defeat Max Lord. However, her main battle is with Barbara which ends with Barbara being electrocuted and her battle with Max is far more psychological, by finally having his love for his son trump his wild desires of total control. But it works, he renounces his wish and the world slowly returns to normal, which was the plan all along.

Now, while Diana is supposed to be the hero and Barbara the enemy (though it is a long-time coming), Diana makes some poor, selfish decisions, such as illegal commandeering the plane for Steve to have some fun with everything shiny and new of the 1980s. Still, the acting was solid but I found the film to be nothing special or extraordinary even though it moved swiftly with no jarring mistakes or editing cuts so it wasn't bad, I found it somewhat unimpressive and the ending was oddly unsatisfying. Grade: B

Side Notes:

-Pay attention for Kristopher Polaha as the man whose body Steve inhabits and shows up at the end, spoiling an opportunity to ask Diana out. 

-Ravi Patel also makes a quick little cameo as an expert on the Mayan culture.