Average customer rating:
- What a sorry movie...
- A Bossa Nova Romance
- next stop romance
- Fate Versus Happenstance. Which Do You Believe?
- "Next Stop" is a great stop on the romantic comedy highway
|
Next Stop Wonderland
Starring:
Hope Davis ,
Philip Seymour Hoffman ,
Callie Thorne ,
Ken Cheeseman , and
Pamela Hart (II)
Director:
Brad Anderson (II)
Manufacturer: Miramax
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
 General
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
General
| Romantic Comedies
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
General
| Crime
| Mystery & Suspense
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Davis, Hope
| ( D )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Hoffman, Philip S
| ( H )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Hoffman, Phillip Seymour
| ( H )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Taylor, Holland
| ( T )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
All Titles
| Miramax Home Entertainment
| Studio Specials
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Comedy
| Miramax Home Entertainment
| Studio Specials
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Drama
| Miramax Home Entertainment
| Studio Specials
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
DVDs Under $7.49
| Today's Deals in DVD
| Special Features
| DVD
| Video
( N )
| Titles
| Features
| DVD
| Video
Similar Items:
-
Next Stop Wonderland: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
-
Mumford
-
Happy Accidents
-
Walking and Talking
-
You Can Count on Me
ASIN: 6305803765
Release Date: 2000-05-09 |
Amazon.com
A lovely, lilting soundtrack of samba and bossa nova melodies gently guides this charming movie about Erin (Hope Davis), a young nurse adrift in her life. When her boyfriend, a hyperactive political activist played by the amazing Philip Seymour Hoffman (Boogie Nights, Happiness), leaves her, Erin struggles to find serenity on her own. Meanwhile, her mother schemes to find her a new boyfriend by placing a personal ad for Erin without her knowledge. Next Stop Wonderland juxtaposes this with the story of Alan (Alan Gelfant), a plumber struggling to get a degree as a marine biologist. The movie weaves all sorts of hints about fate and destiny, so it's no surprise at the end when Erin and Alan meet--but the fun is in getting there. In addition to the well-drawn characters and sharp, clever writing (the sequence of personal-ad dates that Erin goes on is both funny and painful), the movie is full of visual grace notes. For example, while at a bar, Alan spills a drink on a newspaper; the wet newsprint becomes translucent and reveals a photo of Erin that was taken at an aquarium fundraiser and printed in the society page. But before Alan even sees it, his friends scoop up the wet paper and throw it away. These moments have a casual, tossed-off air that evokes a lightly mystical sense of how our lives float on a thousand invisible coincidences. More than anything else, the movie spotlights Hope Davis's intelligence and quiet soulfulness. This wonderful actress has been appearing in small roles in Hollywood features (Arlington Road, Mumford) that don't do her justice; Next Stop Wonderland lets her glow. --Bret Fetzer
Description
The critically acclaimed romantic comedy of the year, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND is a lighthearted story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together ... and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep them apart! Dumped by her loser boyfriend (Philip Seymour Hoffman, COLD MOUNTAIN), Erin (Hope Davis, ARLINGTON ROAD) thinks that her love life has hit rock bottom. In reality, the all-time low comes when her overbearing mother (Holland Taylor, TV's THE PRACTICE) places an embarrassing ad for her in the "personals" section of a local newspaper! Erin's disgust turns to curiosity, however, when the calls start pouring in -- all 64 of them! As she searches for the right guy in a hilarious series of disastrous dates, a lonely ex-plumber named Alan (Alan Gelfant) clumsily searches for his dream job ... all the while narrowly missing one chance meeting with Erin after another! Filled with delightfully unexpected surprises, you're sure to love every minute of this smart and funny adventure into the wildly unpredictable world of dating!
Customer Reviews:
What a sorry movie..........2007-09-16
I couldn't wait for this movie to be over. A friend of mine recommended this movie and lent it to me to watch. Big regrets. It is just too stupid. The story just wasn't there. It is definitely not for the family. The development of the characters just didn't happen. The main character, Hope Davis, was sad at losing someone and you don't know who until the end. It flips back and forth between the guy who dumped her and when her father died. They hint here and there but never really get to the story.
A Bossa Nova Romance.......2007-08-01
While it does have moments of wry humor, Next Stop Wonderland transcends the "romantic comedy" genre: it's a slow, wistful romance perfectly matched to the Bossa Nova music that suffuses the soundtrack (available as Next Stop Wonderland: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture). How do we find our soulmate, it asks, is it through destiny or chance? If this movie catches you in the right mood, the question may haunt you for days.
next stop romance.......2006-11-11
This is a romantic film, but it's not gooey. You actually care about the characters in this movie. What a treat. And the musical background is heaven on earth.
Fate Versus Happenstance. Which Do You Believe?.......2006-07-24
Hope Davis has become what I like to call a hidden success. Her movies don't make a gazillion dollars at the box office and you'd probably hardly notice her if she passed you on the street. But what she does -- and does well -- is create lovable and memorable characters on celluloid. Most recently she was paired with Greg Kinnear in THE MATADOR, a role in which her underused talents still shone brightly with every scene she appeared.
I decided to watch NEXT STOP WONDERLAND for the sole purpose of checking to see how well Mrs. Davis stood as an actress in a starring role. I wasn't disappointed.
The story is that of a nurse named Erin (Davis) who comes home one day to find her boyfriend, Sean (Philip Seymour Hoffman, CAPOTE) moving out. Angry and spiteful, Erin quickly decides that being alone is okay. In fact, she firmly entrenches the philosophy of aloneness within herself ...until...
Erin's domineering mother, Piper (Holland Taylor, THE TRUMAN SHOW), discovers her daughter's recent break-up and places a personals ad in the newspaper for her. Initially upset by this, Erin eventually decides to take on the task of dismissing all of the loathsome men who try to court her. The comedy here is striking and philosophical as the men do whatever they can to get into her pants only to be rebuffed by Erin's formidable intellect.
On the other side of Boston (where this story takes place) we find Alan Monteiro (Alan Gelfant, TURN OF FAITH), a plumber turned marine biologist who volunteers at the local aquarium. He's struggling with debt, school (still working on his biology degree), and an aggressive younger classman who's infatuated with him. Strangely enough, too, is the fact that his brother is one of the guy's trying to bed Erin via the personals ad.
As Erin and Alan mingle within their own circles, they come close to orbiting one another but never quite make contact. Brief glances, telephone calls that pass them by, invitations to the same restaurant parties, the two seemed destined to fall into one another's arms ...yet these encounters slip past. It's wonderfully frustrating to watch, and these "almost encounters" are never forced.
But in the end, director Brad Anderson doesn't let us down. Serendipity intervenes and the two strangers end up hugging one another on a transit train after a strange set of circumstances pulls them together.
Romantic comedies are okay if done right. You know the type that kind of make you feel, eh, just okay; You've Got Mail, Pretty Woman, Sleepless In Seattle. But this flick gives you more for less. Made as an independent film on a $1 million budget, Hope Davis' excellent acting and the perfect script make for some thought-provoking and downright funny moments. While those other RomComs I mentioned have a basic "feel-good" to them, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND has much more. The philosophy, romance, and comedy all build to a very satisfying conclusion and one that will invite discussions about the probabilities of fate versus happenstance.
"Next Stop" is a great stop on the romantic comedy highway.......2005-08-28
Great romantic comedy about fate, relationships, and what makes two people right for each other. Hope Davis plays Erin, a nurse in Boston who is mourning the loss of her relationship with her eco-activist on-again off-again boyfriend. He's left her many times before, but this time vows this is the final send-off. Leaving with their futon strapped to his car, Erin retreats into the comfort of solitude, listening to the wonderful Bossa Nova of Jobim, and reading her father's poetry. In another part of the city, Alan, played by Alan Gelfant with an easy-going, likeability, is a 35-year old plumber who's going to school to become a marine biologist. Not wanting to fall into the bland stability of the plumbing business, Alan wants to make a better life for himself, one that is both meaningful and that he's passionate about. It's both Alan and Erin's journeys of self-discovery, trying to control their own destinies, that makes their paths cross, again and again, so that the film becomes a question of fate vs. the ability to choose. The film raises this question many times, from Erin's decision to go on dates with several men who have responded to her personal ad (one of the most hilarious sequences of the film), to Alan's decision to steal the Boston Aquarium's mascot blowfish, Puff, in an effort to get the local "lender", from whom he's borrowed money for school, off his back. If it sounds like the stories of Alan and Erin seem like two different movies, don't despair. The filmmaker and co-screenwriter, Brad Anderson, has very seamlessly and cleverly interwoven the stories so that when they ultimately meet, it's not only believable, but we realize that it must be fate.
Amazon.com
A lovely, lilting soundtrack of samba and bossa nova melodies gently guides this charming movie about Erin (Hope Davis), a young nurse adrift in her life. When her boyfriend, a hyperactive political activist played by the amazing Philip Seymour Hoffman (Boogie Nights, Happiness), leaves her, Erin struggles to find serenity on her own. Meanwhile, her mother schemes to find her a new boyfriend by placing a personal ad for Erin without her knowledge. Next Stop Wonderland juxtaposes this with the story of Alan (Alan Gelfant), a plumber struggling to get a degree as a marine biologist. The movie weaves all sorts of hints about fate and destiny, so it's no surprise at the end when Erin and Alan meet--but the fun is in getting there. In addition to the well-drawn characters and sharp, clever writing (the sequence of personal-ad dates that Erin goes on is both funny and painful), the movie is full of visual grace notes. For example, while at a bar, Alan spills a drink on a newspaper; the wet newsprint becomes translucent and reveals a photo of Erin that was taken at an aquarium fundraiser and printed in the society page. But before Alan even sees it, his friends scoop up the wet paper and throw it away. These moments have a casual, tossed-off air that evokes a lightly mystical sense of how our lives float on a thousand invisible coincidences. More than anything else, the movie spotlights Hope Davis's intelligence and quiet soulfulness. This wonderful actress has been appearing in small roles in Hollywood features (Arlington Road, Mumford) that don't do her justice; Next Stop Wonderland lets her glow. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
What a sorry movie..........2007-09-16
I couldn't wait for this movie to be over. A friend of mine recommended this movie and lent it to me to watch. Big regrets. It is just too stupid. The story just wasn't there. It is definitely not for the family. The development of the characters just didn't happen. The main character, Hope Davis, was sad at losing someone and you don't know who until the end. It flips back and forth between the guy who dumped her and when her father died. They hint here and there but never really get to the story.
A Bossa Nova Romance.......2007-08-01
While it does have moments of wry humor, Next Stop Wonderland transcends the "romantic comedy" genre: it's a slow, wistful romance perfectly matched to the Bossa Nova music that suffuses the soundtrack (available as Next Stop Wonderland: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture). How do we find our soulmate, it asks, is it through destiny or chance? If this movie catches you in the right mood, the question may haunt you for days.
next stop romance.......2006-11-11
This is a romantic film, but it's not gooey. You actually care about the characters in this movie. What a treat. And the musical background is heaven on earth.
Fate Versus Happenstance. Which Do You Believe?.......2006-07-24
Hope Davis has become what I like to call a hidden success. Her movies don't make a gazillion dollars at the box office and you'd probably hardly notice her if she passed you on the street. But what she does -- and does well -- is create lovable and memorable characters on celluloid. Most recently she was paired with Greg Kinnear in THE MATADOR, a role in which her underused talents still shone brightly with every scene she appeared.
I decided to watch NEXT STOP WONDERLAND for the sole purpose of checking to see how well Mrs. Davis stood as an actress in a starring role. I wasn't disappointed.
The story is that of a nurse named Erin (Davis) who comes home one day to find her boyfriend, Sean (Philip Seymour Hoffman, CAPOTE) moving out. Angry and spiteful, Erin quickly decides that being alone is okay. In fact, she firmly entrenches the philosophy of aloneness within herself ...until...
Erin's domineering mother, Piper (Holland Taylor, THE TRUMAN SHOW), discovers her daughter's recent break-up and places a personals ad in the newspaper for her. Initially upset by this, Erin eventually decides to take on the task of dismissing all of the loathsome men who try to court her. The comedy here is striking and philosophical as the men do whatever they can to get into her pants only to be rebuffed by Erin's formidable intellect.
On the other side of Boston (where this story takes place) we find Alan Monteiro (Alan Gelfant, TURN OF FAITH), a plumber turned marine biologist who volunteers at the local aquarium. He's struggling with debt, school (still working on his biology degree), and an aggressive younger classman who's infatuated with him. Strangely enough, too, is the fact that his brother is one of the guy's trying to bed Erin via the personals ad.
As Erin and Alan mingle within their own circles, they come close to orbiting one another but never quite make contact. Brief glances, telephone calls that pass them by, invitations to the same restaurant parties, the two seemed destined to fall into one another's arms ...yet these encounters slip past. It's wonderfully frustrating to watch, and these "almost encounters" are never forced.
But in the end, director Brad Anderson doesn't let us down. Serendipity intervenes and the two strangers end up hugging one another on a transit train after a strange set of circumstances pulls them together.
Romantic comedies are okay if done right. You know the type that kind of make you feel, eh, just okay; You've Got Mail, Pretty Woman, Sleepless In Seattle. But this flick gives you more for less. Made as an independent film on a $1 million budget, Hope Davis' excellent acting and the perfect script make for some thought-provoking and downright funny moments. While those other RomComs I mentioned have a basic "feel-good" to them, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND has much more. The philosophy, romance, and comedy all build to a very satisfying conclusion and one that will invite discussions about the probabilities of fate versus happenstance.
"Next Stop" is a great stop on the romantic comedy highway.......2005-08-28
Great romantic comedy about fate, relationships, and what makes two people right for each other. Hope Davis plays Erin, a nurse in Boston who is mourning the loss of her relationship with her eco-activist on-again off-again boyfriend. He's left her many times before, but this time vows this is the final send-off. Leaving with their futon strapped to his car, Erin retreats into the comfort of solitude, listening to the wonderful Bossa Nova of Jobim, and reading her father's poetry. In another part of the city, Alan, played by Alan Gelfant with an easy-going, likeability, is a 35-year old plumber who's going to school to become a marine biologist. Not wanting to fall into the bland stability of the plumbing business, Alan wants to make a better life for himself, one that is both meaningful and that he's passionate about. It's both Alan and Erin's journeys of self-discovery, trying to control their own destinies, that makes their paths cross, again and again, so that the film becomes a question of fate vs. the ability to choose. The film raises this question many times, from Erin's decision to go on dates with several men who have responded to her personal ad (one of the most hilarious sequences of the film), to Alan's decision to steal the Boston Aquarium's mascot blowfish, Puff, in an effort to get the local "lender", from whom he's borrowed money for school, off his back. If it sounds like the stories of Alan and Erin seem like two different movies, don't despair. The filmmaker and co-screenwriter, Brad Anderson, has very seamlessly and cleverly interwoven the stories so that when they ultimately meet, it's not only believable, but we realize that it must be fate.
Amazon.com
A lovely, lilting soundtrack of samba and bossa nova melodies gently guides this charming movie about Erin (Hope Davis), a young nurse adrift in her life. When her boyfriend, a hyperactive political activist played by the amazing Philip Seymour Hoffman (Boogie Nights, Happiness), leaves her, Erin struggles to find serenity on her own. Meanwhile, her mother schemes to find her a new boyfriend by placing a personal ad for Erin without her knowledge. Next Stop Wonderland juxtaposes this with the story of Alan (Alan Gelfant), a plumber struggling to get a degree as a marine biologist. The movie weaves all sorts of hints about fate and destiny, so it's no surprise at the end when Erin and Alan meet--but the fun is in getting there. In addition to the well-drawn characters and sharp, clever writing (the sequence of personal-ad dates that Erin goes on is both funny and painful), the movie is full of visual grace notes. For example, while at a bar, Alan spills a drink on a newspaper; the wet newsprint becomes translucent and reveals a photo of Erin that was taken at an aquarium fundraiser and printed in the society page. But before Alan even sees it, his friends scoop up the wet paper and throw it away. These moments have a casual, tossed-off air that evokes a lightly mystical sense of how our lives float on a thousand invisible coincidences. More than anything else, the movie spotlights Hope Davis's intelligence and quiet soulfulness. This wonderful actress has been appearing in small roles in Hollywood features (Arlington Road, Mumford) that don't do her justice; Next Stop Wonderland lets her glow. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
What a sorry movie..........2007-09-16
I couldn't wait for this movie to be over. A friend of mine recommended this movie and lent it to me to watch. Big regrets. It is just too stupid. The story just wasn't there. It is definitely not for the family. The development of the characters just didn't happen. The main character, Hope Davis, was sad at losing someone and you don't know who until the end. It flips back and forth between the guy who dumped her and when her father died. They hint here and there but never really get to the story.
A Bossa Nova Romance.......2007-08-01
While it does have moments of wry humor, Next Stop Wonderland transcends the "romantic comedy" genre: it's a slow, wistful romance perfectly matched to the Bossa Nova music that suffuses the soundtrack (available as Next Stop Wonderland: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture). How do we find our soulmate, it asks, is it through destiny or chance? If this movie catches you in the right mood, the question may haunt you for days.
next stop romance.......2006-11-11
This is a romantic film, but it's not gooey. You actually care about the characters in this movie. What a treat. And the musical background is heaven on earth.
Fate Versus Happenstance. Which Do You Believe?.......2006-07-24
Hope Davis has become what I like to call a hidden success. Her movies don't make a gazillion dollars at the box office and you'd probably hardly notice her if she passed you on the street. But what she does -- and does well -- is create lovable and memorable characters on celluloid. Most recently she was paired with Greg Kinnear in THE MATADOR, a role in which her underused talents still shone brightly with every scene she appeared.
I decided to watch NEXT STOP WONDERLAND for the sole purpose of checking to see how well Mrs. Davis stood as an actress in a starring role. I wasn't disappointed.
The story is that of a nurse named Erin (Davis) who comes home one day to find her boyfriend, Sean (Philip Seymour Hoffman, CAPOTE) moving out. Angry and spiteful, Erin quickly decides that being alone is okay. In fact, she firmly entrenches the philosophy of aloneness within herself ...until...
Erin's domineering mother, Piper (Holland Taylor, THE TRUMAN SHOW), discovers her daughter's recent break-up and places a personals ad in the newspaper for her. Initially upset by this, Erin eventually decides to take on the task of dismissing all of the loathsome men who try to court her. The comedy here is striking and philosophical as the men do whatever they can to get into her pants only to be rebuffed by Erin's formidable intellect.
On the other side of Boston (where this story takes place) we find Alan Monteiro (Alan Gelfant, TURN OF FAITH), a plumber turned marine biologist who volunteers at the local aquarium. He's struggling with debt, school (still working on his biology degree), and an aggressive younger classman who's infatuated with him. Strangely enough, too, is the fact that his brother is one of the guy's trying to bed Erin via the personals ad.
As Erin and Alan mingle within their own circles, they come close to orbiting one another but never quite make contact. Brief glances, telephone calls that pass them by, invitations to the same restaurant parties, the two seemed destined to fall into one another's arms ...yet these encounters slip past. It's wonderfully frustrating to watch, and these "almost encounters" are never forced.
But in the end, director Brad Anderson doesn't let us down. Serendipity intervenes and the two strangers end up hugging one another on a transit train after a strange set of circumstances pulls them together.
Romantic comedies are okay if done right. You know the type that kind of make you feel, eh, just okay; You've Got Mail, Pretty Woman, Sleepless In Seattle. But this flick gives you more for less. Made as an independent film on a $1 million budget, Hope Davis' excellent acting and the perfect script make for some thought-provoking and downright funny moments. While those other RomComs I mentioned have a basic "feel-good" to them, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND has much more. The philosophy, romance, and comedy all build to a very satisfying conclusion and one that will invite discussions about the probabilities of fate versus happenstance.
"Next Stop" is a great stop on the romantic comedy highway.......2005-08-28
Great romantic comedy about fate, relationships, and what makes two people right for each other. Hope Davis plays Erin, a nurse in Boston who is mourning the loss of her relationship with her eco-activist on-again off-again boyfriend. He's left her many times before, but this time vows this is the final send-off. Leaving with their futon strapped to his car, Erin retreats into the comfort of solitude, listening to the wonderful Bossa Nova of Jobim, and reading her father's poetry. In another part of the city, Alan, played by Alan Gelfant with an easy-going, likeability, is a 35-year old plumber who's going to school to become a marine biologist. Not wanting to fall into the bland stability of the plumbing business, Alan wants to make a better life for himself, one that is both meaningful and that he's passionate about. It's both Alan and Erin's journeys of self-discovery, trying to control their own destinies, that makes their paths cross, again and again, so that the film becomes a question of fate vs. the ability to choose. The film raises this question many times, from Erin's decision to go on dates with several men who have responded to her personal ad (one of the most hilarious sequences of the film), to Alan's decision to steal the Boston Aquarium's mascot blowfish, Puff, in an effort to get the local "lender", from whom he's borrowed money for school, off his back. If it sounds like the stories of Alan and Erin seem like two different movies, don't despair. The filmmaker and co-screenwriter, Brad Anderson, has very seamlessly and cleverly interwoven the stories so that when they ultimately meet, it's not only believable, but we realize that it must be fate.
DVD:
- No Sleep 'til Madison
- Nothing Sacred
- Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
- One Night at McCool's
- Out on Parole
- Polish Wedding
- Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1
- Practical Magic
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri
- Scotland, PA
DVD
DVD
