Dear Wendy
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Metascore
33 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alison Pill, Bill Pullman, Chris Owen, Jamie Bell, Michael Angarano
  • Summary: Focusing on a group of young people in a poverty-stricken coal mining town somewhere in the American south-east, Dear Wendy is an audacious and stylish exploration of guns and violence in America. (Wellspring Media)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 25
  3. Negative: 11 out of 25
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    A satirical blast at America's gun culture. But it's so entertaining that even a die-hard NRA member might be impressed.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    60
    Part parable, part wild west shoot-out, yet totally original, Dear Wendy is a powerful indictment of American gun culture.
  3. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Marc Mohan
    58
    When you have to ask yourself whether this parable is intended as comedic satire or stone-cold-serious moralizing, that's a big sign that you're watching a misfire.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    A tedious exercise in style, intended as a meditation on guns and violence in America but more of a meditation on itself, the kind of meditation that invites the mind to stray.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. LisaA.
    9
    I have to strongly disagree with many of the film critics - I saw this film at the Toronto Film Fest and thought it was absolutely great! Please ignore the critics and see it.… Expand
  2. AndyW.
    9
    Although I often look to the critics for their opinion of a film in this case they are seriously incorrect in their evaluation of Dear Wendy. This is a brilliant satire written by Lars Von Trier who examines how idealism can go wrong. Vinterberg again demonstrates his under-used directing ability and crafts a film that matches the quality of The Celebration. Make your own decision and see this movie.… Expand
  3. matthewl.
    9
    This movie is very interesting. The imaginative world that these guys create is just as real as the imaginary world that NRA types create for themselves, but much funner. The end invalidates any negative feelings toward the rest of the film.… Expand
  4. PekkaP.
    3
    Horrible. What's wrong with Trier these days. Sad, sad.

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