Arthur Bretnik is a mentally unstable conspiracy theorist and private eye with a traumatic past. After being hired to investigate a possible murder cover up in the small town of Wander, Arthur is plunged into a world of lies and deceit, as he quickly suspects the murder may be part of the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter. Increasingly paranoid, Arthur's sanity is tested as he attempts to filter fact from fiction and solve the case, all the whil... (Full plot summary below)
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Arthur Bretnik is a mentally unstable conspiracy theorist and private eye with a traumatic past. After being hired to investigate a possible murder cover up in the small town of Wander, Arthur is plunged into a world of lies and deceit, as he quickly suspects the murder may be part of the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter. Increasingly paranoid, Arthur's sanity is tested as he attempts to filter fact from fiction and solve the case, all the while questioning if he is a pawn in a much bigger game.
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| Screen RantDebopriyaa DuttaWander, the latest collaboration between director April Mullen and writer Tim Dorton, straddles the thin line between paranoia and truth, yet emerges as a compelling thriller with a genuine thirst for exposing what lies beneath. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperDirector April Mullen shoots Wander like a kinetic horror film, which results in some pretty cool sequences but also far too many quick-cut flashbacks to the deadly auto accident, which results in us feeling more annoyed and manipulated than intrigued. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreTom Doiron’s first produced script lapses into a long series of over-explained “expository endings” which spoil the mystery of what’s come before. But Eckhart reminds us of how good he can be when given a showy role, and a supporting cast worthy of his talents. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyThe film’s hyperbolic style and convoluted storytelling tend to exhaust patience rather than build intrigue, making for a muddle whose too-many twists and turns ultimately seem meaningless as well as implausible. |
| User ReviewRalfbergsEven though the story in itself was great and acting too, how it was portrayed and how movie felt stretched out made me like it less. |
| User ReviewMauro_Lanari(Mauro Lanari) Bizarreness and confusion would be defects if it were not for the fact that the director uses them to make us see reality from the gaze and psyche of a conspiracy theorist who perhaps is right but who is led to paranoid distrust of everything, even of himself. A nearly subjective shot B movie candidate to become a cult. |
| User ReviewTBallShould be called "Wonder" as in it makes me wonder how they got A list actors to be involved with this. I guess that gives it credibility it doesn't deserve. I'll watch anything with Tommy Lee Jones. Guess he needed the money. So ... paranoid thriller, actual conspiracy or psychotic episode? Who cares? My biggest complaint is that after 30 minutes, I had to turn on Closed Captioning as I had trouble making out half the dialogue. Poor sound editing in a low budget mess. If you've got nothing better do, go ahead but it's a waste of time. |
