Next Stop Wonderland
Romance Is Her Destination.
The critically acclaimed romantic comedy of the year, Next Stop Wonderland is a lighthearted story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together...and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep them apart! Dumped by her loser boyfriend (Philip Seymour Hoffman -- The Talented Mr. Ripley), Erin (Hope Davis -- Arlington Road) thinks that her love life has hit rock bottom. In reality, the all-time low comes when her overbearing mother (Holland Taylor -- TV's The Practice) places an embarrassing ad for her in the "personals" section of a local newspaper! Erin's disgust turns to curiousity, however, when the calls start pouring in -- all 64 of them! As she searches for the right guy in a hilarious series of disastrous dates, a lonely ex-plumber named Alan (Alan Gelfant) clumsily searches for his dream job...all the while narrowly missing one chance meeting with Erin after another! Filled with delightfully unexpected surprises, you're sure to love every minute of this smart and funny adventure into the wildly unpredictable world of dating!
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Cynical Look at Love in the 90's - 1writer
Although this film is billed as a romantic comedy I don't think that is completely accurate. I found it to be an interesting story about a woman who is dating in the 1990's, but she seems to be begrudgingly doing so because her mother placed a personal ad in the paper. She is likable, but pessimistic and doesn't place much faith in men, in general and in finding love. The story follows two people who seem very well suited for falling in love with each other, but have near misses of meeting throughout almost the entire movie. There are some good lines mixed in and it is worth a rental.Funny, Romantic and very much a story about fate and destiny - Gregg
Indie film set in Boston that isn’t just your ordinary romantic comedy/drama and features a bossa nova soundtrack. It’s the story of a nurse named Erin (Hope Davis) who gets dumped by her activist boyfriend (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and at the same time a plumber name Alan (Alan Galfant) who is studying to be a marine biologist while volunteering at the aquarium. The two cross paths repeatedly in their stories but never quite meet. In the meantime there are other romantic entanglements for both of them, as well as the interference of Erin’s mother (Holland Taylor) who has put a personal ad in the paper for her daughter, and if that wasn’t enough a loan shark who is pressuring Alan to payback the money he borrowed to go back to school, all of which leads to considerable humor.
The film has a very well written script and an above average cast that combine to make this an enjoyable little film. Another postive aspect is the avoidance of certain Hollywood formula cliche's which has always one of the refreshing aspects of an independent film.not bad, but definitely not a 'lighthearted comedy' - kraan
The marketing blurb for this movie promises the "romantic comedy of the year," calls it "lighthearted" and "hilarious" and bills Philip Seymour Hoffman as one of the stars. Well it's none of those -- it's not lighthearted or hilarious and Hoffman is it in maybe 3 or 4 minutes. Despite all that, it doesn't suck -- the story is fine, a little slow, but interesting subject matter, I guess. Just don't believe the hype.
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Cynical Look at Love in the 90's - 1writer
Although this film is billed as a romantic comedy I don't think that is completely accurate. I found it to be an interesting story about a woman who is dating in the 1990's, but she seems to be begrudgingly doing so because her mother placed a personal ad ...Funny, Romantic and very much a story about fate and destiny - Gregg
Indie film set in Boston that isn’t just your ordinary romantic comedy/drama and features a bossa nova soundtrack. It’s the story of a nurse named Erin (Hope Davis) who gets dumped by her activist boyfriend (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and at the same time a ...not bad, but definitely not a 'lighthearted comedy' - kraan
The marketing blurb for this movie promises the "romantic comedy of the year," calls it "lighthearted" and "hilarious" and bills Philip Seymour Hoffman as one of the stars. Well it's none of those -- it's not lighthearted or hilarious and Hoffman is it in ...