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71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    100
    Its superb performances, music, photography, dialogue, its rhythms of tone and theme all complement each perfectly.
  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kim Morgan
    100
    Though Michael Winterbottom's Wonderland appears as gritty as they come, it uncommonly has a romantic heart.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    100
    In short, Wonderland is an extraordinary film, as entertaining as it is observant, about ordinary people.
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  4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    91
    In Wonderland, Winterbottom has found a script worthy of his passion.
  5. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Robert Horton
    90
    This is a beautiful, surprisingly uplifting movie, made by someone who actually understands people.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    88
    One of the best realistic dramas of the year.
  7. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    88
    A crushingly sad, beautiful film.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Dennis Lim
    80
    There's not a false note among the performances: Henderson, Hart, Shepherd, Markham, and in particular McKee add unspoken complexities to their portrayals.
  9. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Gregory Weinkauf
    80
    The striking graininess of the film stock, the near-documentary style of the setups, and Michael Nyman's attentive score add up to a relatable and ultimately hopeful experience.
  10. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    80
    Most important, the film is suffused with a light touch and a kind of begrudged humor that feels perfectly natural and unforced and that keeps you involved in the characters' plight.
  11. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    80
    While it's no good time at the movies, Wonderland is an excruciatingly authentic experience.
  12. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    80
    Grim, yes, and great viewing.
  13. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Movies like Wonderland invite me into the screen with them. I am curious. I begin to care.
  14. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    The ensemble acting is impressively in tune; and Michael Nyman's surging score adds an extra measure of emotional power.
  15. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Sara Wildberger
    75
    There's enough here to make anyone who enjoyed -- if that's the right word -- "Happiness" or "Magnolia" splendidly unhappy.
  16. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    Loses steam only when it strays from the sisters and attempts to depict their parents' loveless marriage.
  17. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    75
    Give it a chance and you'll probably share the cast's collective impulse to dive in and embrace it.
  18. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    75
    Winterbottom ("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.
  19. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    74
    It's another subtle, fantastic performance from McKee ("Notting Hill," "Croupier").
  20. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    70
    With acting as good as this, Wonderland gives you all the expected pleasures of eavesdropping on the intimate lives of others.
  21. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    70
    As an interweave of crosscut miniplots, this isn't nearly as interesting or as pleasurable as Jeremy Podeswa's recent "The Five Senses."
  22. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    63
    That (cinéma-vérité) feel is absolutely convincing, as are the performances.
  23. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Andy Seiler
    63
    If Wonderland is difficult to embrace, it is easy to admire.
  24. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Stephanie Zacharek
    60
    By the end of Wonderland, I might have felt completely pistol-whipped if not for the gracefulness of some of the movie's actors.
  25. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    60
    As well done as it is, Wonderland feels predictable. There is no sad turn in these characters' lives that you cannot see coming about an hour before.
  26. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    50
    The energy is sapped by clinging condescension in the guise of compassionate liberalism.
  27. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    The material is familiar, and doesn't have anything new to say about the ways men and women wound each other.
  28. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    40
    So bereft of hope... that it's a chore to withstand.
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