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Wonderful World
Directed by
Joshua Goldin
R
2009
89m
Drama
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Comedy
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6.0
42%
34%
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Ben Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.
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Cast of Wonderful World
Matthew Broderick
Ben Singer
Sanaa Lathan
Khadi
Michael Kenneth Williams
Ibu
Philip Baker Hall
The Man
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Cyril
Jodelle Ferland
Sandra
Ally Walker
Eliza
Mia Ford
Maxine - Cyril's Daughter
Wonderful World Ratings & Reviews
Washington Post
Dan Kois
If ... Wonderful World seem(s) a little tired, the film still has its own low-key pleasures, thanks to Broderick's restrained performance and a script that punctuates the inescapable saccharine of its storyline with tart little bursts of anger.
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
The story never fully blends the idea of Singer's rediscovery of his artistic voice -- and even something as simple as why he was a children's performer in the first place is never addressed -- with his personal renewal.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
The movie itself is a little too tidy, a little too determined to convey a lesson, but the character sticks with you.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
[Lathan] finally has a showcase, yet doesn't have a full character to play.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
It's all very sincere, but watching a dweebish depressive learn that Life Is Good is a lesson of diminishing returns.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Matthew Broderick adopts just the right attitude for his role in Wonderful World.
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Despite a film festival pedigree (it was shown at a number of local festivals on the 2009 circuit), the movie is so lightweight and inconsequential that a review seems almost superfluous.
AV Club
Scott Tobias
A paint-by-numbers tale of redemption for a man whose wounds are mostly self-inflicted.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
While the main character is a darkly morbid individual apparently at war with the world, through the people around him he begins to see things in a different light, the building emotions bubbling inside of him ones just about everyone can relate to.
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
Ben is such a stock type, and his circumstances are so doggedly implausible, that his ultimate transformation and happily-ever-after are a preordained conclusion that one must dutifully await while enduring squishy dramedy.
At the Movies
A.O. Scott
While this movie is earnest and well-intentioned, it doesn't quite work.
At the Movies
Michael Phillips
Not quite good enough.
New York Magazine/Vulture
David Edelstein
The movie is unfailingly likable and finally impressive. Goldin doesn't settle for easy answers, and he makes you think that no one should.
Village Voice
Melissa Anderson
More impoverished than the budget is Wonderful World's script, a shopworn tale of redemption in which the constantly outraged, pot-puffing misanthrope learns that "magic is everywhere."
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A touching spiritual drama about a cynical man and his auspicious relationship with a wise Senegalese brother and his beautiful sister.
Boxoffice Magazine
Mark Keizer
Soft sells its cliches so effectively and without guile they seem fresh in the telling. Then again, maybe you can never overuse the concept of people learning how to be happy.
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