The murder-mystery plot is told in rough-and-tumble style, full of sound and fury but signifying almost nothing in the end.
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10/02/03
Wonderland (2003)
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Reviews Counted:98
Fresh:34
Rotten:64
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: A sordid and pointless movie with some good preformances.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: WONDERLAND – Based on a true story and starring Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Josh Lucas, Eric Bogosian, Tim Blake Nelson, Christina Applegate, Natasha Gregson Wagner,... [More]
Starring: Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Lisa Kudrow
Director: James Cox
Reviews for Wonderland
Proves that John Holmes wasn't all about dingus; his other interests included drugs and sliminess.
10/02/03
Piles on the narrative devices, sonic distortions and gritty images to the point where all you want to do is reach out and wipe away some of the mess so you can decide if there's anything worth seeing.
10/02/03
The vaporous Wonderland never moves beyond its grungily romanticized view of the past.
10/02/03
The deliberately chaotic film technique used in 'Wonderland' admirably reinforces the idea that truth is difficult, at times unknowable.
10/02/03
...Wonderland revels in sleaze and unpleasantness...
10/01/03
A compelling journey into the depths of hell on earth.
10/01/03
...sadly the film never achieves any rapport with the audience.
10/01/03
Jonesing for headlines and gossip-buzz, Wonderland is too look-Ma for its own good.
09/30/03
Intense, though at times too frenetic, with an energetic performance by Val Kilmer.
09/25/03
... character gets sacrificed for just another true-crime drama.
09/25/03
Ultimately I found the film to be fairly compelling, mainly because of Kilmer’s performance, but it does suffer a bit from the lack of focus that this style of storytelling often falls victim to.
09/24/03
The film all too often has the feel of an acting exercise.
09/20/03
Some worthy performances aside, this helter-skelter portrait of John Holmes and the Wonderland murders is far from wonderful.
09/18/03
Top CriticCox seems to have zero vision telling a story that should be way more compelling than what we get here.
09/17/03
Sadly Wonderland slips and clucks through its own artful delivery ultimately creating nothing more then a kinetic mess of a film with glimpses of genius
09/17/03
With its mannered, hyped-up style, James Cox's second feature has absolutely nothing to say about its characters and their lamentable actions.
09/11/03
Top CriticIt hits you like a ton of dope
09/04/03
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