Synopsis
The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941.
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Cast
- Luke EvansDr. William Moulton Marston
- Rebecca HallElizabeth Marston
- Bella HeathcoteOlive Byrne
- Connie BrittonJosette Frank
- JJ FeildCharles Guyette
- Oliver PlattM.C. Gaines
- Monica GiordanoMary
- Maggie CastleDorothy Roubicek
- Alexa HavinsMolly Stewart
- Allie GalleraniSara
Recommendations
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The Film Stage
While Robinson’s film does fall into the usual trappings of biopic beats, its subject can’t help but transcend them. - 75
IndieWire
Evans, 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. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Many rough edges are smoothed by the strong acting and well-done tech work. - 70
ScreenCrush
In 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. - 67
Consequence
Angela 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. - 67
The A.V. Club
The story is absolutely fascinating, even if the filmmaking isn’t. - 60
Screen Daily
Writer-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. - 50
The Playlist
Professor Marston And The Wonder Women tackles one of the most curious chapters of comic book history with an overly classy sheen.
