Synopsis: It’s
basically 112 minutes of rumpled literary snobs driving around a run-down
college town in the dead of winter.
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “During a single hectic weekend, college professor Grady Tripp
(Michael Douglas) scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled
out of control.”
What Did I Learn?:
1) Wearing a ratty old women’s bathrobe will not help you become a
better writer. 2) Writers need to make choices, and um....nobody wants to read a
2600-page novel.
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Movie If: You've always wanted to see Michael Douglas as a confused authority figure.
Really?: So,
wait... Grady rents out a room to Hannah (Katie Holmes), and she’s also one of
his students? Wouldn’t that relationship raise some eyebrows?
Rating: Wonder Boys bombed at the box office
shortly after it was released, but it’s actually a clever, and funny, and
highly enjoyable little gem of a film. Douglas plays against type as a burnt-out,
pot-smoking goofball, and he’s supported by an impressive cast (although Holmes’
role seems a little tacked-on). Highly recommended. 9/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185014/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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