Lawrence111
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First of all Chris Pine is a terrific supporting actor, let's just get *that* out there. He adds so much, from humor to serious soldiering, to thoughtful logic. I hope that parents will take their young daughters who perhaps do not get to see too many positive female role models simply for the terrific "WonderWoman" that Gal Gadot presents. As a person she's a terrific actress. Plus, as people will inevitably want to become educated as to who this person is, they'll discover that she was a Combat Instructor in the Israeli Military (no matter what you think of the State of Israel, we have to admit that their military is tough), as well as a Wife and Mother (of two) who is apparently balancing career and family very nicely, thank you very much. Overall the movie itself was very good. I do wish they had gotten to the action sequences sooner, but I understand that they had to lay the groundwork. My biggest complaint was with the ending. I DID like the last minute switch-er-roo, but I was annoyed that the loose ends had to be tied up in what felt like a ten minute soliloquy. It was almost like they ran out of funding on time for the script. To be fair, I admit that I have hated this in other movies as well (anybody remember "Vanilla Sky"with Tom Criuse?). Other than that, go see it, and yes even the soundtrack is good... overall a most impressive theatrical experience. Should you have time and interest, there is a lot of "behind the scenes" footage on youtube that I suspect will be a part of the DVD. I'm probably going to rent or buy the DVD because I enjoy my second look at a movie with subtitles.
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