This post contains some spoilers about Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman finally opens in theaters on Friday June 2, with Gal Gadot and her Lasso of Truth leading the way. The film, directed by Patty Jenkins, is already a hit with critics, whose words have made Wonder Woman the best reviewed movie to come out of the DC Comics world since The Dark Knight. (The movie is currently sitting comfortably with a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes). As Entertainment Weekly notes, praise for the movie has also bumped Princess Diana and company high above Iron Man, The Avengers, and Guardians of the Galaxy, products of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you need some more encouragement in your decision to watch WW this weekend, with or without the men in your life, consider the opinions of these 18 critics. 1. 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It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a film that not only improves upon many of the seemingly built-in shortcomings of superhero movies, but also mixes smarts, sentiment and adrenaline in the best Hollywood style… When Diana storms across No Man바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Land — a nomenclature given a whole new meaning in this context — to pacify a German foxhole, I got chills: Not the whoosh of recognition of some moment from the long-running comics or from the iconic TV show, not the amusement of some ironic undercutting of old-fashioned heroism, but the genuine charge that great pop entertainment provides." - The Wrap 4. "It's a female superhero film — which is revolutionary enough by itself — but it's also a genuinely surprising film that plays with genre and throws out the now very tired superhero movie formula. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s an action film, a romantic comedy and a coming-of-age story and a period piece and a war movie all in one. Above all, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a hopeful story about humanity... Wonder Woman is the best movie Marvel rival DC Comics has put out in its own cinematic universe, and unlike the recent parade of bleak superhero tales from both studios, it makes you feel good while you watch it." - USA Today 5. "Wonder Woman is smart, slick, and satisfying in all of the ways superhero films ought to be. How deliciously ironic that in a genre where the boys seem to have all the fun, a female hero and a female director are the ones to show the fellas how it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s done… t바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hard to quibble about what바카라 게임 웹사이트�s wrong with a movie that gets so much right, especially when it comes to Gadot바카라 게임 웹사이트�s revelatory portrayal of Wonder Woman. The wait is over, folks. The DC movie you바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve been waiting for has finally arrived." - Entertainment Weekly 6. "Patty Jenkins바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Wonder Woman provides a welcome respite from DC바카라 게임 웹사이트�s house style of grim darkness — boisterous, earnest, sometimes sloppy, yet consistently entertaining — with star Gal Gadot proving an inspired choice for this avatar of truth, justice and the Amazonian way… Wonder Woman is the first major studio superhero film directed by a woman, and it shows in a number of subtle, yet important ways. As skimpy as Gadot바카라 게임 웹사이트�s outfits may get, for example, Jenkins바카라 게임 웹사이트� camera never leers or lingers gratuitously — Diana is always framed as an agent of power, rather than its object." - Variety 7. "It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a tightrope of tone, and even when Wonder Woman relies on its charm (so much of which stems from the burgeoning romance between Diana and Steve), Jenkins and her film never forget the stakes… Wonder Woman is as much about a superhero rising as it is about a world deserving of her, and Diana바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hard-won insistence on battling for humanity (no matter how frequently they disappoint) adds the kind of gravitas and emotion that establishes it as the very best film the DCEU has made yet. There바카라 게임 웹사이트�s only one word for it: wonderful." - Indiewire 8. "his origin story, with its direct and relatively uncluttered trajectory, offers a welcome change of pace from a superhero realm that바카라 게임 웹사이트�s often overloaded with interconnections and cross-references… As it stands, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s intermittently spot-on, particularly in the pops of humor and romance between the exotically kick-ass yet approachable Gadot and the supremely charismatic Chris Pine as an American working for British intelligence, the first man the Amazon princess has ever met." - Hollywood Reporter 9. "The director of Wonder Woman had to wait 14 years between big-screen projects; her last film was Monster, for which Charlize Theron won an Oscar, back in 2003. That says it all when it comes to the odds against women in the film industry. Her movie is no reinvention of a formula; it's simply a much better than usual iteration. And yes, it's about time a woman directed one of these movies, just as it's about time one of these movies was actually ABOUT A WOMAN. For the first time in a long time, I came out of a DC comic book movie feeling ready for a sequel." - Chicago Tribune 10. "Wonder Woman, the first big-budget blockbuster devoted to a female superhero — and the first directed by a woman, Patty Jenkins — isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t just a triumph for women, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a triumph, period. This is grand entertainment with rousing action, sparkling humor, a romantic streak and a titanium-strength debut from Gal Gadot in the title role. Sexy, yes, but also dignified and fearless, Wonder Woman punches through one stereotype after another as if it were the most natural thing in the world. This is the female-focused crowd-pleaser we바카라 게임 웹사이트�ve been waiting for." - 온라인 바카라 게임day 11. "Wonder Woman is coming out at a good time. This is the movie a lot of us need right now and Wonder Woman is the hero we all kind of need right now: you know, the one who actually makes us feel good. I left feeling like maybe there바카라 게임 웹사이트�s still hope in this world. (It didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t last long, but still)... Wonder Woman is the fourth movie of the DCEU and it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s easily its best (and I say this as someone who liked Man of Steel). Wonder Woman will give hope to people hoping for a well-made DC movie 바카라 게임 웹사이트� but it also puts even more pressure on Zack Snyder바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Justice League. Because Patty Jenkins just proved it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s possible to make a great DC movie." 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Uproxx 12. "Remember when superhero movies used to be fun? When superheroes were uncomplicated role models, free of phobias and daddy issues, dedicated to fighting for peace and justice? Wonder Woman does… Gal Gadot is Diana, and she's a great character - beautiful and fit (but not bursting out of a cheesy costume), full of passion (but determined to do the right thing). She's the sort of superhero we rarely get anymore - a role model." - NJ.com 13. "Gadot, an ex-combat instructor in Israel, makes sure Diana runs her own game. The star is unstoppable and spectacular to see in motion. Watch her fly." - Rolling Stone 14. "For the first time, I walked out of a DCEU movie feeling—dare I say it?—inspired. Uplifted, even. We saw flashes of Diana's heroism in #BatmanVSuperman and it was enough to tease what might be, a tantalizing glimpse of our Amazon in action. With Wonder Woman, she is fully unleashed as the warrior princess we had hoped she'd be." - Moviepilot 15. "Gadot proved she could stand shoulder to shoulder with more well-established heroes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and she바카라 게임 웹사이트�s even better in Wonder Woman. 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