girlocelot
Wilby Wonderful is a generous-hearted dark comedy drama with down-to-earth characters in realistic, hum-drum, inescapable life situations. The pace of the film lets us see into the emotional lives and conflicts the characters must deal with; there's a lot of quirky humor, and lovely shots of people's faces slowly changing as their feelings catch up with their minds.All the actors do a great job. Ellen Page is solid and appealing; Sandra Oh is heart-breaking, contained and gorgeous. If you like off-beat stories and solid, ensemble acting you will enjoy WW - it's a lovely way to spend a while.
balazsgats
I fell in love with Sandra Oh by watching her acting in Wilby Wonderful. As a result, I quickly bought some 15 hours of her movies. After watching through most of my newfound treasure and about six weeks later I am still not disappointed. She's the best... I liked the movie itself almost as much as I did Sandra Oh. It is refreshing to see movies out of the Hollywood stream and Canadian cinema is on the right track to find its way to a well deserved position on the International movie scene. Having lived in the States for about ten years it was refreshing to move to Canada for a short while and the life in Toronto seemed to be more cosmopolitan and therefore more human to me than anywhere in the United States. This particular difference in question reflects through this movie as well and I enjoyed watching it the second and a third time as well.
freakyfreak05
Every one strays from the path of being a descent human being. we all have our own way of coping with life. where ever a person can hide, not to take responsibility for their lives. or compensate through being a workaholic, promiscuous, chasing money, or finding a mate to validate ourselves when we feel lonely etc...etc. people can complicate a glass of water. and so are the characters in this story. each one is their own worst enemy (arent we all) in this slice of wilby history. it's decision making time in wilby wonderful. am i going to continue avoiding the accountability of my life or am i going to change?this film just reminds me of why i love independent, dialogue driven film. the beauty of the town isn't not to be confused with the kind of people that live there. each character was brought out into full dimension. and i was able to feel all their pain. the fact that i hated sandra oh, just means she's a great actress. if i were her husband in this film, things wouldve turned out different. my recognition for outstanding actress in this film goes to ellen page. i recommend this film to any one who is a member of the human race. i also have to thank Film Movement for delivery of this film to my home. we don't get any indies out here. if not for them, i've missed it.
yours_bh
I saw this movie at the Calgary International Film Festival. Based on the description of the film and a cast with several quality actors to draw (particularly Sandra Oh), I was optimistic. However, seeing the film, I was sorely let down. The characters each were given a problem which was pretty much token, and not really explored in any depth. Character development beyond each issue (one per character, no more, no less) was sorely missing. Frankly, the writing was of high school creative writing quality at best, and the soundtrack was another glaring weak spot. (How long was the song over the opening credits?) (My sincere apologies to the film makers - I don't mean to trash the film but I was severely disappointed).
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