On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.
Rarely has so much of so little consequence been so closely examined.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
24 Oct 2003
fresh:
Sometimes Wonderland does make you wonder why you're wasting your time with these losers. But there's also a lot here that stays with you.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Oct 2003
rotten:
The main interest here is the acting, which is, by turns, entertaining or just entertainingly bad, with lots of grungy seriousness and Method-trained twitching, but also some moments of real gusto.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
24 Oct 2003
fresh:
A film whose effects are as hard to wash away as blood.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
17 Oct 2003
rotten:
Overblown, overheated, overdirected, overacted, overlong and over here, in the local bijoux.