Synopsis
The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.
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Cast
- Olympia DukakisJudy Hillerman
- Jim GaffiganSandie
- Judy GreerAllison Burbage
- Maggie GyllenhaalEmme Keeler
- Tom McCarthyDavie Burbage
- Sharat SaxenaSatish
- Naseeruddin ShahAvinash aka "Avi"
- Tony ShalhoubDr. Trabulous
- Stephen ColbertPrincipal Peersall
- Dick LatessaJerry Binder
Recommendations
- 88
New York Daily News
The stories are eye-opening and heartwarming at the same time, but you'll be moved less by empathy for the characters than by the summoning of your own emotional memories. This movie is personal. - 88
Boston Globe
A quieter, less melodramatic piece of work than last year's "Crash," and arguably a better one. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Writer Sam Catlin and director Danny Leiner have fashioned an alert, shrewdly observed portrait of a moment in time. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Working from a stagy script by Sam Catlin, director Danny Leiner uses a dainty palette of tristesse (untouched when he made Dude, Where's My Car?) to suggest that the shadow of 9/11 makes every discontent more pathetic. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
The result is a mixed bag of lozenges, some sweet, some tart and others that just melt away into nothing. - 60
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The new 9/11 movies aim to rekindle feelings that most of us have, by necessity, moved beyond. But there’s more than one way to move beyond, as suggested by the spottily affecting ensemble psycho-comedy The Great New Wonderful. - 50
The New York Times
It is hard to feel much warmth toward people whose most salient feature is their disconnection from reality. - 50
Washington Post
Unfortunately, screenwriter Sam Catlin and director Danny Leiner make the unexpected mistake of being too subtle.
