Jenkins goes all-in on the ‘80s, a decade that was very all-in on itself. The bright, shiny production is deeply attentive to that sense of time and place, which is especially satisfying in a genre that can often feel vague in that regard (Jenkins’ previous film being a notable exception).
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Peter Debruge, Variety:
For nearly two hours of its 151-minute runtime, “Wonder Woman 1984” accomplishes what we look to Hollywood tentpoles to do: It whisks us away from our worries, erasing them with pure escapism.
… Jenkins, production designer Aline Bonetto and costumer Lindy Hemming … get most of the jokey retro visuals out of the way early with a riot of bad hair and pastel fashion crimes.