Next Stop, Wonderland Critic Reviews
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Smart and beguiling, it manages the impressive feat of believing wholeheartedly in the power of love without checking its mind at the door.Read the full review
Anderson brings compassion to his amused sense of yuppie tragicomedy, as he does to his nuanced understanding of Boston, the setting of this appealing fairy tale.Read the full review
Low on plot but high on charm and personality, Next Stop Wonderland is a sly, hand-crafted indie that is very alive and attentive to its characters' feelings and foibles.Read the full review
Shot with a shaky hand-held camera, Wonderland is a sentimental fairy tale with a gritty documentary feel.Read the full review
Both actors are so appealing, you root for the inevitable meeting to happen somewhere in the vicinity of Wonderland. Read the full review
It's the individual characters, so carefully crafted, who count, as opposed to a tidy conclusion.Read the full review
Next Stop Wonderland isn't really much more than a beautifully acted, finely edited sitcom, but it creates and sustains an intelligent, seriocomic mood better than any recent film about the urban single life.Read the full review
There are times when, as diverting as it can be, Next Stop, Wonderland feels like a lengthy prologue to an as-yet unmade film. Read the full review
What's good about Next Stop Wonderland -- and nearly good enough to warrant recommendation -- has nothing to do with Anderson's sloppy, disjointed filmmaking, and everything to do with Hope Davis' far more disciplined and appealing lead performance.Read the full review