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Warner Bros. Pictures presents a film directed by Patty Jenkins and written by Jenkins, Geoff Johns and David Callaham. Rated PG-13 (for sequences of action and violence). Running time: 151 minutes. Opens Dec. 25 on HBO Max and in theaters (where they’re open). Now THAT’S a superhero. 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. To be sure, we get a classic comic book movie storyline about a megalomaniacal madman intent on taking over the world, but there’s often a relatively light tone to the proceedings. This is a throwback piece of pure pop entertainm
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he 2017 original Wonder Woman, which made a bomb, combined unapologetic feminism with an exquisitely knowing love story and orgasmically cheesy fights. Slo-mo flying hair plus Junkie XL/Hans Zimmer guitar riffs! Each and every ‘Biff!’ was bliss. In this eagerly awaited sequel (and long-awaited; thanks to Covid, waiting for Gadot has been torture and, for Londoners and anyone else in tier 3, it’s not over yet) the riffs are used more sparingly, but you won’t feel deprived. Returning director Patty Jenkins isn’t interested in giving us more of the same, which turns out to be a wonderful thing.
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