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Mr. Wonderful

Mr. Wonderful

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Based on a True Story
Review: A man (Matt Dillon) falls back in love with his ex-wife (Anabella Sciorra). That's it. What really makes this movie unique is that it's based on a real "Mr. Wonderful" which so happens to be me. The funniest movie critic in the world is back and says that this movie is a delight, no a treasure to witness. No, I am a treasure to look at.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Based on a True Story
Review: A man (Matt Dillon) falls back in love with his ex-wife (Anabella Sciorra). That's it. What really makes this movie unique is that it's based on a real "Mr. Wonderful" which so happens to be me. The funniest movie critic in the world is back and says that this movie is a delight, no a treasure to witness. No, I am a treasure to look at.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Sleepwalking
Review: Anthony Minghella (Truly, Madly, Deeply; The English Patient; The Talented Mr. Ripley) makes movies with a lot of heart, but I can only guess he was sleepwalking through this one. I found the protagonists unlikeable and cringed every time they started shrieking at each other. Dillon plays a commitment-phobic (wow, we've never seen that in a man before) ConEd worker whose main hobbies are banging his much-too-nice-for-him nurse girlfriend and yelling at his ex-wife, the lovely Annabella Sciorra.

Solid supporting cast, though, with the ever-excellent Vincent D'Onofrio as a pharmacist most any woman would fall for and Dan Hedaya as a ConEd co-worker. Both make the most of the thin material they're given to work with.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Sleepwalking
Review: Anthony Minghella (Truly, Madly, Deeply; The English Patient; The Talented Mr. Ripley) makes movies with a lot of heart, but I can only guess he was sleepwalking through this one. I found the protagonists unlikeable and cringed every time they started shrieking at each other. Dillon plays a commitment-phobic (wow, we've never seen that in a man before) ConEd worker whose main hobbies are banging his much-too-nice-for-him nurse girlfriend and yelling at his ex-wife, the lovely Annabella Sciorra.

Solid supporting cast, though, with the ever-excellent Vincent D'Onofrio as a pharmacist most any woman would fall for and Dan Hedaya as a ConEd co-worker. Both make the most of the thin material they're given to work with.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of my all time favorites!
Review: I could watch this movie over & over again. Matt Dillon & Annabella Sciorra are adorable in this film. It's a great love story.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Cute story, but Matt Dillon is all wrong for romantic lead
Review: Matt Dillon was seriously mis-cast in this film. He came across as an unlikable, hopelessly plebian, crotch-scratching "dese, dem, and doze" low-class slob, while the lovely Annabella Sciorra seemed urbane, literate, and softly spoken. One wonders how these two ever got together in the first place. For people who supposedly grew up in the same neighborhood, the speech patterns are noticably at odds, with Dillon's character coming out at the bottom. The premise was predictable, the main character unlikeable, and the ending unbelievable. The supporting cast, however, was superb, considering what they were given to work with. Vincent D'Onofrio is wonderful as the shy pharmacist, Sciorra is a beautiful and engaging ex-wife to Dillon, and Mary Louise Parker comes across as a much better match for Dillon's character than Sciorra. If you want a good romantic movie, see Happy Accidents instead. Review refers to the VHS Tape edition

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Cute story, but Matt Dillon is all wrong for romantic lead
Review: Matt Dillon was seriously mis-cast in this film. He came across as an unlikable, hopelessly plebian, crotch-scratching "dese, dem, and doze" low-class slob, while the lovely Annabella Sciorra seemed urbane, literate, and softly spoken. One wonders how these two ever got together in the first place. For people who supposedly grew up in the same neighborhood, the speech patterns are noticably at odds, with Dillon's character coming out at the bottom. The premise was predictable, the main character unlikeable, and the ending unbelievable. The supporting cast, however, was superb, considering what they were given to work with. Vincent D'Onofrio is wonderful as the shy pharmacist, Sciorra is a beautiful and engaging ex-wife to Dillon, and Mary Louise Parker comes across as a much better match for Dillon's character than Sciorra. If you want a good romantic movie, see Happy Accidents instead. Review refers to the VHS Tape edition

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A wonderful "feel good" movie!
Review: The characters in this movie grow up and grow apart. But when they realize they've both changed they start growing closer to one another without realizing it! Wonderful spring-summer type movie! Especially with a date!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Mr. Wonderful
Review: This is a feel good movie that proves love can conquer all! Plus, you get to look at Matt Dillon for an hour and forty minutes...need I say more!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very cute!!!
Review: This is a sweet and charming film; only the ending disappointed. The entire film and premise was so different from other romantic comedies, and the leads and supporting cast are fantastic, but the typical overly sugarcoated ending ruined it. I expected better considering the rest of the film. Overall though, this one is recommended over recent Hollywood romantic comedies. It definitely made me smile.


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