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'The Great New Wonderful' is sometimes unsettlingly funny
by Bob Longino

The year-after-9/11 "The Great New Wonderful" is not exactly a great comedy-drama but certainly a film with its share of wonderful moments. The story intently follows a parade of New York characters in their everyday lives 12 months after the emotional upheaval of the city's most tragic day. The conceit is that, whether the characters realize it or not, the tragedy still boils in their inner psyches. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Five stories woven together and told against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9/11 New York, including a psychologist who unearths the buried rage of a man who has witnessed a tragedy and the tale of a pair of immigrant security guards who travel the city casually observing contemporary America until dramatic events force them to re-evaluate their opposing perspectives.

FILM FACTS ...

First Independent Pictures

'The Great New Wonderful'

Director: Danny Leiner
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Edie Falco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olympia Dukakis, Tom McCarthy
Run time: 88 minutes
Release date: June 23, 2006
Rating: R for language and some sexuality.

On the web
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Not all the little stories and vignettes work ... but most of the performances are spot on, involving and revealing."