The Wonders
Oscilloscope Laboratories | Release Date: October 30, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
76
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Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMay 24, 2014
The film comes and goes without commotion, but its magic settles on you as softly and as steadily as dust. Read full review
90
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekOct 27, 2015
The Wonders has an intimate, subtly buzzing power. Read full review
88
Boston GlobePeter KeoughNov 5, 2015
The Wonders evokes many other films, but is utterly unique. It is like being privy to a marvelous story that Rohrwacher is telling herself. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenNov 27, 2015
Letting questions remain unanswered and silences go unfilled, Rohrwacher offers lovingly crafted glimpses of an enterprise we all engage in, regardless of whether we've ever been near a beehive: extracting sweetness from the materials at hand. Read full review
80
The New York TimesManohla DargisOct 29, 2015
Ms. Rohrwacher’s strengths here are the tender intimacy of the performances, particularly those of the older child actors, and her gentle meandering, both narrative and cinematographic. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonDave CalhounJul 18, 2015
Rohrwacher draws us into this unusual world with the ease of someone who knows exactly what they’re talking about, neither judging nor celebrating and, at her best, just looking with tenderness and a winning sense of humour. Read full review
80
CineVueJohn BleasdaleMay 24, 2014
The Wonders is a complex and nuanced illustration of a family trying to live by their own standards - whilst only partly failing. Rohrwacher's vision is tactful and restrained, with so much we don't ever know. The characters' histories are there to be guessed rather than spelled out. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMay 24, 2014
Wise beyond its years, like the teenage protag Gelsomina, Le Meraviglie (The Wonders) is a wistful but no-tears swan song recounting the disappearance of traditional rural life-style in Italy. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzOct 30, 2015
There's something refreshing, at times remarkable, about the sureness of the acting, and the filmmaker's touch. Read full review
75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeOct 29, 2015
Its tactile feel for the dirt and labor of a farm, and tender regard for the young protagonist, are immensely endearing. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloOct 29, 2015
If the film fails to deliver wonders, it does offer substantial pleasures. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineElise NakhnikianDec 6, 2014
Like a rural Fellini, Rohrwacher mixes the mundane with the absurd to create a sometimes fabulous tale that always feels palpably real. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzDec 3, 2015
The Wonders is one of those films that's easier to experience than explain, which is almost always a good thing. Read full review
67
The PlaylistOliver LytteltonMay 24, 2014
Though there's an admirable sense of messiness to the scenes of family life, the screenplay itself is rather neat: one has a fairly solid sense of how things are going to play out from the early stages, and for the most part that's how it goes, ticking off a checklist of rather familiar beats along the way. Read full review
63
Washington PostAnn HornadayNov 25, 2015
Structurally, The Wonders suffers from awkward bulges and sags, especially toward the end. Still, it’s a beautiful, richly imagined ride that doesn’t end as much as evaporate into a dreamlike puff of smoke. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonJul 14, 2015
Superb star turn from Maria Alexandra Lungi but this doesn’t grip as it might. Read full review
60
VarietyJay WeissbergMay 24, 2014
An appealing yet oddly insubstantial work, like an early impressionist sketch in need of a little more focus, and perhaps a more suitable frame. Read full review
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