The Great New Wonderful

2005

Comedy / Drama / Romance

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 73% · 41 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 1612 1.6K

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Plot summary

The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.

Director

Danny Leiner Photo
Danny Leiner

Top cast

Meredith Ostrom Photo
Meredith Ostrom as Anita
Judy Greer Photo
Judy Greer as Allison Burbage
Will Arnett Photo
Will Arnett as Danny Keeler
Maggie Gyllenhaal Photo
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Emme Keeler
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806.98 MB
1280*722
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 4
1.62 GB
1916*1080
English 5.1
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by oneloveall 6 / 10

Lightly, politely and subtly dictates post 9/11 NYC

Decent, if not altogether powerful ensemble dramady is a subtle ode to the struggling inhabitants of NYC one year after 9/11, and is being released onto video five years later for the rest of the country to collectively grieve with. Though the film subtly uses the tragedy as a psychological backdrop to tell of these five eclectic character's personal dilemmas, the writer smartly abstains from any preaching of blatant and exploitive content when exploring this aftermath through his different voices, allowing for each conflict to become it's own theme. While the movie does take some time to build speed, eventually the lighthearted catharsis it was going for does spill forth, no doubt helped in part by the strong supporting cast. This is the perfect film for people who are still convinced they are too traumatized to watch anything clearly depicting September 11th, but by now feel the need to witness some sort of emotional connection, creatively, with that day.
Reviewed by monsterflick 5 / 10

Not so great

Not bad but not so great either, "The Great New Wonderful" suffers from IIS: Insufferable Indie Syndrome. In trying to serve up a few slices of life in post 9/11 New York, the director of the truly wonderful comedies "Dude, Where's My Car?" and "Harold and Kumar" tries awful hard to be Subtle, Tasteful, and Artistic. The problem is, the results are way TOO Subtle, Tasteful, and Artistic. So much so that there are practically no emotions, no connections, no dramatic effect. Even a handful of very good performances can't save the underwritten script and lackluster direction. Memo to the Director: GO BACK TO COMEDY! (It actually takes a lot more skill and creativity to produce a clever comedy than to churn out another clichéd indie drama.)
Reviewed by wrlang 5 / 10

p.t.s.d.

The Great New Wonderful is about several groups of people all living in NY after 9/11 and running up to the first anniversary 9/11/2002. Each group has their own demons to deal with, seemingly as a result of the memories of 9/11, but the film doesn't deal directly with the event itself. You get to know the characters and how ordinary their lives are and then things get kind of wacky as the first anniversary approaches. More of a drama than a comedy, this film is technically top notch, but it is emotionally heavy, almost smothering. Perhaps it's best to stay away from films released in Sept to avoid getting beaten down by the heavy and repetitive themes of overt sadness and ptsd.
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