"Life is good, but it could be better." So says Maxwell Lord, the leader working a ponzi scheme in 1980s America. But this is no common criminal . . . Lord is scheming for so much more. Meanwhile, Diana works for the Smithsonian curating artifacts, and new colleague Dr. Minerva is assigned to look at a curious object. They have stumbled upon the dreamstone, a powerful artifact made by the gods. Unknowingly, Diana and Dr. Minerva get their wishes . . . but there's always a cost. And it gets worse- when Lord gets his hands on the dreamstone, he turns himself into a giver of wishes- at tremendous cost to the wisher. And Dr. Minerva now possesses superhuman abilities, becoming the Cheetah. Can Wonder Woman stop them before it's too late?
Ugh. I really enjoyed the first Wonder Woman movie, but this was pretty bad. I get that superhero movies require suspending disbelief, but even fantasy tales have their limits, and this one exceeded them on several occasions. On the one hand, there are cool action sequences, nice effects, a theme worth exploring (the concept of wishes and cost), and nostalgic nods to eighties culture. On the other hand, there are baffling plot holes, poor character development, disturbing elements left uncritiqued or analyzed, and wild inconsistencies that ultimately leave the viewer confused and dissatisfied. The potential was there, but this was poorly executed.
Rating: C-
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