
The film's story poses the possibility that all of humanity, without exception, live in two worlds of existence: the real world and a second world known as "Hemu". Humans live their lives in Hemu when they sleep in the real world. Hidden in each person is another life of which he or she has no recollection of, except for nightmares which are soon forgotten upon waking up. However, there a few rare individuals who are aware of the existence of Hemu and the curious consequences... (Full plot summary below)
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The film's story poses the possibility that all of humanity, without exception, live in two worlds of existence: the real world and a second world known as "Hemu". Humans live their lives in Hemu when they sleep in the real world. Hidden in each person is another life of which he or she has no recollection of, except for nightmares which are soon forgotten upon waking up. However, there a few rare individuals who are aware of the existence of Hemu and the curious consequences it has on the real world.
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| New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe movie is unfailingly likable and finally impressive. Goldin doesn’t settle for easy answers, and he makes you think that no one should. |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAs a misanthropic guy in a dead-end job, Matthew Broderick is more engaging than when he has to be perky. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe major miscalculation in Wonderful World is the presence of a dream figure, known as the Man (Philip Baker Hall)...he throws this delicate, intelligent film, which at its best suggests a muted hybrid of “The Visitor” and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” off balance. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckTales of cynical curmudgeons rediscovering their humanity have long been a cinematic staple, but Wonderful World brings a refreshing lack of sentimentality to its take. |
| Washington PostDan KoisBroderick, for his part, is playing a role solidly in his late-career wheelhouse: a middle-age disappointment, Ferris Bueller gone to seed. So affecting is Broderick in these parts -- at this point, only Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a better schlub. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliWonderful World feels like a modern-day half-baked riff on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's all very sincere, but watching a dweebish depressive learn that Life Is Good is a lesson of diminishing returns. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerThis is a half-baked movie about a half-baked person, but it has a fine, melancholic afterglow. |
| San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliThe screenplay packs no particular surprises - some of the plot mechanics positively creak - but the leads bring some wattage and warmth to very modest indie fare. |
| Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenJosh Goldin, a longtime screenwriter whose credits include "Darkman" and "Out on a Limb" -- and whose wife is a writer at the L.A. Times -- makes his debut as a writer-director with Wonderful World. The results of Goldin's dual efforts are promising but uneven. |