Twas okay. Bit weak in parts, but nothing abysmal. The thematic structure of the movie was there at least.

Also, the OP rant is kind of all over the place. Max did not "own" anything. Wonderwoman did not steal the stone. The stone was seized in a black market, so it was initially stolen in the first place. And the story makes sense that while what Diana did at the start was clever and resourceful, it also meant she wasn't achieving success through the mean the challenge was meant to be fought. She failed the challenge, and rule bending wasn't okay there.

The same way that just wishing to get something is not the proper way of getting it. It backfires because you didn't get it properly, and it will cost you. So there was some thematic structure that held up.

Sad that they never acknowledged the moral dilemma of the poor smuch possessed by Pratt.