Travel back to 1984 to join Wonder Woman/Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) on a new adventure where the love of her life, Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), magically returns and together they must stop Cheetah (Kristen Wiig) and Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) before the world breaks out into uncontrollable chaos.

The movie begins strong with Wonder Woman stopping an armed robbery in a mall. Then there is a great flashback to see a young Wonder Woman (Lilly Aspell) training to be one of the greatest Amazonian warriors. After that, however, the plot falls flat while trying to tell three stories at the same time. The tale has the characters use a wishing gem to allow the story to go wherever they want, but it goes in the wrong direction in every aspect. The plot also makes it seem like Lord is the main character in a film about Wonder Woman.

The story has many inconsistencies throughout when showing Wonder Woman’s powers that will make the audience confused as to what powers she actually has. The new suit that Wonder Woman has, is very forced for marketing and merchandise, but does not have an important use within the film. The most confusing part of the script that is glanced over and never explained is how Steve Trevor is alive, using a wishing gem as an excuse.

The CGI for Wonder Woman’s homeland, Themyscira, was very well done. It seemed as if Themyscira was a real location. The CGI used for Cheetah was hard to look at due to how heavy the graphics were compared to a costume. The running special effects for Wonder Woman, makes the CGI for “Smallville” (2001-2011) look amazing compared to “Wonder Woman 1984” (2020).

The cinematography overall is mediocre. Some scenes are spectacular while some are painful to watch. Patty Jenkins can only do so much as the director when DC and Warner Brothers put many limitations on a film.

The score is very well done, immersing the audience in the 1980s. As well as trying to keep the audience interested in a film that is all over the place.

Gadot does an amazing job at bringing her character back to the big screen, showing the depression and sadness that can come from losing their true love. Wiig does the best she can to bring Cheetah to life, but can only do so much with a poorly written script. From best friends to rivals, the chemistry between Gadot and Wiig is fantastic. Pine brings some comedic relief into the film while he experiences the new world he lives in. Pascal does an excellent job at playing the businessman who will do whatever it takes to get his son the life he deserves.

“Wonder Woman 1984” fails at nearly every aspect to be a good film for the DC universe. “Green Lantern” (2011) looks like an amazing film compared to this. The story is very inconsistent and fails to keep the audience’s attention for most of the film. The first “Wonder Woman” was spectacular which made it so shocking to see the sequel fall flat on its face. The meaning of the film is so forced that the audience will be rolling their eyes when they talk about building their lives on the truth. This film also tries to convey a political message, but does it in such an obvious way that it is hard to continue watching. I do not recommend this film for anyone who would have to pay, wait for the film to return to HBOMax at no additional charge. I rate this film a 2 out of 5 film reels.