Movie · 2020 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy · 2h 31m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 0.4/10 (892.4K ratings)
A new era of wonder begins.
Overview
A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.4/10
IMDb: 5.3/10
Letterboxd: 2.04/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 57%
Metacritic: 60
TMDB: 6.4/10
Director
Patty Jenkins
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Stone Quarry, DC Films, Atlas Entertainment
Cast
Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lilly Aspell, Amr Waked, Kristoffer Polaha, Natasha Rothwell, Ravi Patel, Oliver Cotton, Lucian Perez, Gabriella Wilde, Kelvin Yu, Stuart Milligan, Shane Attwooll, David Al-Fahmi, Kevin Wallace, Wai Wong
Where to watch
TNT, TBS, tru TV, Max
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy sequel with a few entertaining ideas and a committed cast, but the story is overstuffed, the action is uneven, and the tone never fully clicks. It has moments of charm and spectacle, yet the film’s messy plotting and tonal whiplash make it hard to recommend except to completionists or viewers especially curious about its 1980s setting and comic-book excess.
Best for
fans of superhero sequels who want a big, messy swing
viewers interested in campy blockbuster excess
people who enjoy charismatic villains and heightened melodrama
fans of the first film who want to compare the follow-up
Skip if
you want tight plotting and clean action
you are allergic to tonal inconsistency
you prefer grounded superhero stories
you want a strong nostalgia payoff for the 1980s
Overview
Wonder Woman 1984 is the rare blockbuster that feels both overstuffed and undercooked at the same time. It has a few bright ingredients: Gal Gadot’s easy star presence, Chris Pine’s buoyant fish-out-of-water charm, and Kristen Wiig’s willingness to lean into awkwardness before the movie turns her into something more monstrous. But the film keeps piling on wishes, rules, villains, and geopolitical detours until the emotional throughline gets buried.
Worth noting
The 1980s setting is more costume than texture. Despite the neon promise, the movie rarely commits to the era with the kind of music, visual wit, or cultural specificity that would make the premise sing. Instead, it drifts between earnest fantasy, corporate superhero mechanics, and a surprisingly clumsy moral lecture, which makes the runtime feel longer than it is.
Bottom line
There are flashes of the breezy, optimistic adventure movie this wants to be, and some viewers may enjoy it as a maximalist misfire. But as a sequel, it lacks the clean momentum and chemistry that made the first outing work. The result is a polished disappointment: watchable in pieces, frustrating as a whole.
Top Letterboxd reviews
davidehrlich (2★) · 12379 likes
Barbara Minerva: I used to be a nerd who nobody liked but now I am hot and bulletproof and can pull off Robert Smith-levels of eyeliner.
Maxwell Lord: but don’t you want *more*?
Barbara Minerva: i want… to be cat.
Josh Lewis (1★) · 6931 likes
When they said "Wonder Woman 1984" I thought they meant like neon colors and synths but they meant all the horrifying, Reagan-era geopolitics and Middle Eastern stereotypes. Doesn't help that it also looks like shit and has no sense of character or pace. It can't even successfully recreate the clean action or lead chemistry that the first film had let alone attach them to some sort of story. The whole thing just bizarrely lumbers to its 5 minutes of weightless… more When they said "Wonder Woman 1984" I thought they meant like neon colors and synths but they meant all the horrifying, Reagan-era geopolitics and Middle Eastern stereotypes. Doesn't help that it also looks like shit and has no sense of character or pace. It can't even successfully recreate the clean action or lead chemistry that the first film had let alone attach them to some sort of story. The whole thing just bizarrely lumbers to its 5 minutes of weightless… more
Lucy (2★) · 6186 likes
...at least the posters are nice
Mohammed 🕸 (2.5★) · 4499 likes
Actor Pedro Pascal is in critical condition and has been admitted to the hospital this morning due to severe back pain caused by carrying the entire movie on his shoulders 💔🙏🏻
James (Schaffrillas) (2.5★) · 3744 likes
The Mandalorian touches a lot of people through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
2004 · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · 2h 7m · PG-13 · Curator 8.2/10 (2.8M ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV, Netflix Standard with Ads
A stronger example of a sequel that deepens its hero’s emotional conflict while still delivering big comic-book set pieces.