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Had enough flights of fancy? It's only the beginning, and in the hands of director Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential) and screenwriter Steve Kloves (The Fabulous Baker Boys), Wonder Boys will have you begging for more. Adroitly adapting Michael Chabon's novel and distilling it to its droll, melancholy essence, Kloves and Hanson have fashioned a briskly unsentimental and darkly funny tale; these characters may be down on their luck, but they sure don't feel sorry for themselves. Douglas, by turns dryly sarcastic and sincerely heartfelt, single-handedly makes up for years of alpha-male posturing as the passive pothead Tripp, and whoever thought of pairing him with the resilient McDormand is brilliant--they convey the complexities and history of their relationship in a single glance or movement. And under Hanson's guidance, the rest of the cast is truly exceptional, with Maguire in a breakthrough performance and Downey at his manic best. The ending of Wonder Boys may feel a little too pat, but after everything these characters have been through, a happy ending seems a just reward. --Mark Englehart
| ACTORS: | Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Curtis Hanson |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 25 February, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097363326144 |
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Customer Reviews of Wonder Boys
Not Dark Yet .. I see a soundtrack to practically every movie that gets produced these days [pretty soon there will be soundtracks to Documentaries I guess]. However I cannot think of a movie where the soundtrack is so vital to the overall existence of the movie .. its kind of the backbone of this particular cinema. Fantastic performances, educated direction and an excellent score makes this a must see. Strewn all over are some Dylan gems , including a brand new one. Great trip.
A Funny Quirky Movie
This movie shines of a couple of levels primarily, strong performances and a good script. Michael Douglas hasn't had this much vitality onscreen since Romancing the Stone, and Tobey Maguire continues to impress. This movie is at times, very, very funny. I enjoyed this movie a lot and would recommend it to others.
FLACCID FUN
Critically acclaimed at its time of release, I can't find myself jumping on the bandwagon for this one. WONDER BOYS features some really good performances from Michael Douglas as a washed out professor whose tribulations on a certain weekend would be more than enough to vanquish any male; Frances McDormand as the college chancellor and lover--and wife of his boss (a subdued and underused Richard Thomas); Tobey Maguire as a rather glum young wannabe writer with worlds of talent; Robert Downey Jr. as a homosexual editor who sets his sights on Maguire; and even Katie Holmes as one of Douglas' students who offers him solace. The whole thing is so laid back, though, and its points of conflict seemingly forced that I couldn't get involved in spite of the acting. WONDER BOYS just didn't fill me with any kind of wonder at all.