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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerIn Wonderland, Winterbottom has found a script worthy of his passion.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonOne of the best realistic dramas of the year.
- 80Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThere's not a false note among the performances: Henderson, Hart, Shepherd, Markham, and in particular McKee add unspoken complexities to their portrayals.
- 75Baltimore SunAnn HornadayBaltimore SunAnn HornadayWinterbottom ("Welcome to Sarajevo," "Go Now") has filmed Wonderland with a hand-held 16 millimeter camera, lending the production an air of scrappy immediacy that is often arrestingly at odds with Michael Nyman's overheated musical score.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrGive it a chance and you'll probably share the cast's collective impulse to dive in and embrace it.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumAs an interweave of crosscut miniplots, this isn't nearly as interesting or as pleasurable as Jeremy Podeswa's recent "The Five Senses."
- 63USA TodayAndy SeilerUSA TodayAndy SeilerIf Wonderland is difficult to embrace, it is easy to admire.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThat (cinéma-vérité) feel is absolutely convincing, as are the performances.
- 60SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekBy the end of Wonderland, I might have felt completely pistol-whipped if not for the gracefulness of some of the movie's actors.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe energy is sapped by clinging condescension in the guise of compassionate liberalism.