Next Stop, Wonderland is written, filmed, and acted in a sincere, non-contrived way, reminiscent of sex, lies, and video tapes. Hope Davis' character is brilliant in its uniqueness. I've never seen a character like her in any film, though I've often longed too. She has some of the greatest dialogue since Pulp Fiction.
The romantic aspect of this film was a real long shot for the director to try. It seems like Sleepless in Seatle, but it was so much more. The romantic connection worked because right from the minute you meet the two future lovers, you know they are special in a way that no one else is. Some people is the world are "unwordly" and "special" in the same way. These two characters had this special bond, even before they met. So the whole time the movie unravels, you feel they are together because of their unworldly similarities.
The supporting cast was wonderful. Particularly Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Hope's friends. The director directed his cast to invigorate a feel of the familiar for his viewers. The situtions presented in this film, particully the conversations, and emotional reactions, felt so every day and familar. But, at the same time, the movie revealed a side of man that is rarely ever addresed in films: the need for solitude, and experiencing this solitude with a person who has such a similar soul that being with him/her is like being with yourself. Very metaphysical and believable.
The romantic aspect of this film was a real long shot for the director to try. It seems like Sleepless in Seatle, but it was so much more. The romantic connection worked because right from the minute you meet the two future lovers, you know they are special in a way that no one else is. Some people is the world are "unwordly" and "special" in the same way. These two characters had this special bond, even before they met. So the whole time the movie unravels, you feel they are together because of their unworldly similarities.
The supporting cast was wonderful. Particularly Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Hope's friends. The director directed his cast to invigorate a feel of the familiar for his viewers. The situtions presented in this film, particully the conversations, and emotional reactions, felt so every day and familar. But, at the same time, the movie revealed a side of man that is rarely ever addresed in films: the need for solitude, and experiencing this solitude with a person who has such a similar soul that being with him/her is like being with yourself. Very metaphysical and believable.