The early reviews are in for Warner Bros.' latest addition to the DC Extended Universe, Wonder Woman 1984.

CBR's review by Meagan Damore declares, "is absolutely worth the wait," noting that "Gal Gadot adds world-weary layers to the character that weren't present in the first film, creating a striking distinction between the naive, wide-eyed Diana of 1918 and the cool, collected Amazon warrior we meet in 1984."

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Mary Sollosi, EW: "Who better to swoop in and remind us of the thrill and possibility of movies, to offer us hope right here on the precipice of a much newer New Year than most, than Wonder Woman herself? That may sound like an unfair demand of a film that was finished before 2020 began, intended for a traditional release in a traditional year. But if any movie is up for the task of taking on more, this would be the one."

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times: "Three years after the visionary director Patty Jenkins and the perfect-for-the-part Gal Gadot teamed up for the beautifully rendered, surprisingly deep mega-hit 'Wonder Woman,' the oft-delayed sequel will be released in U.S. theaters and on HBO Max on Dec. 25 — and it’s a Christmas gift equal parts thrilling, comedic, romantic and action-packed, with a tone reminiscent of the Richard Donner 'Superman' movies and the 2000s 'Spider-Man' films."

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Scott Mendelson, Forbes: "While Patty Jenkins’ first Wonder Woman was (by design, considering its bombed-out European locales) the least colorful movie in the DC Films library and filled with grim war violence, this follow-up offers candy-colored imagery and relentless optimism. It is also arguably the first big-budget comic book superhero movie since maybe Superman III which isn’t a rough-and-tumble action movie. Warts and all, DC Films’ first conventional sequel is a fascinating attempt to reclaim the superhero comic book movie (and maybe the entire genre of blockbuster fantasies) from the grips of conventional masculine machismo."

Pete Hammond, Deadline: "Director Patty Jenkins, who also cooked up the screenplay this time with Geoff Johns and David Callaham, really jacked up the action set pieces too, with one spectacular excuse after another to see WW go at the bad guys in every way imaginable in order to save earth from itself as, among other things, it stands to blow itself up with nukes."

Directed and co-written by Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal and Natasha Rothwell. The film arrives in theaters and HBO Max on Dec. 25, while debuting theatrically in international markets starting on Dec. 16.

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