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38 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakWhile Robinson’s film does fall into the usual trappings of biopic beats, its subject can’t help but transcend them.
- 75IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandEvans, Hall, and Heathcote exhibit major chemistry (in every permutation) possible, but they also don’t wink at the storyline, playing a provocative story totally straight.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMany rough edges are smoothed by the strong acting and well-done tech work.
- 70ScreenCrushMatt SingerScreenCrushMatt SingerIn a way, though, Robinson’s less-edgy aesthetic is even more subversive than graphic sexuality. By treating the Marstons’ lovemaking the same way arthouse movies have treated heterosexual couples for decades, she refuses to portray them as aberrant or abnormal.
- 67ConsequenceSarah KurchakConsequenceSarah KurchakAngela Robinson, who wrote and directed the film, has managed to take what could have been a tawdry or salacious look into Wonder Woman’s naughty roots and give her real-life characters – and their genuine love for each other – the same amount of respect that any vanilla, monogamous heterosexual historical figure would receive.
- 67The A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe A.V. ClubKatie RifeThe story is absolutely fascinating, even if the filmmaking isn’t.
- 60Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonWriter-director Angela Robinson chronicles a complex love story that investigates kinkiness, social mores and the impetus for art, resulting in a drama that’s far more intellectually intriguing than emotionally engaging.
- 50The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthProfessor Marston And The Wonder Women tackles one of the most curious chapters of comic book history with an overly classy sheen.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThroughout, internal conflict becomes external, and the passions and irrationalities of human emotion are condensed into explanatory dialogue.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawAs well as showcasing the blandest and most tasteful three-way sex scene in history, this movie spreads an odd pall of sentimentality and period-glow nostalgia over a fascinating real-life story.