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With <i>Wonder Woman</i>, DC Comics Finally Gets It Right

A little humor and charm—plus a breakout performance by Gal Gadot—can go a long way.
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Another World War. Another cache of German superweapons intended to rain death upon an unsuspecting metropolis. Another act of supreme self-sacrifice. Another guy named Chris playing another guy named Steve.

There are moments in that recall a little too closely for comfort. The principal difference, of course, is that this Chris/Steve—that would be Chris Pine, playing Steve Trevor—is not the movie’s principal hero, but rather her sidekick and love interest. There was some reason to be leery of this arrangement, because Pine is an established movie star (and, , a more than solid actor), while Wonder Woman is played by the

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