Fresh
Wonderland is well crafted from the editing to the acting, but it often feels like a television pilot for a calculatedly hip soap opera.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Wonderland
Everybody's looking for something.
1999 · 1h 48m · R
Drama
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Overview
Living in working-class London, Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters navigate quiet lives of loneliness: cafe waitress Nadia searches for love through personal ads, hairdresser and single mother Debbie balances casual romance with co-parenting alongside her volatile ex, and expectant mother Molly copes with a partner overwhelmed by impending fatherhood.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film's realistic approach to storytelling and the strong performances mesh well with Winterbottom's stylistic flourishes.
David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
It becomes one of those movies that hurt so good.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
A beautiful, surprisingly uplifting movie.
Robert Horton, Film.com
Fresh
In the meantime, Wonderland is a worthy entry in the three-sisters tradition.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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