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Starring: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire,
Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Paramount,
Directed by Curtis Hanson. 3.3.6 R rated
[1:48]
Wonder Boys stars Michael Douglas as
Grady Tripp, a pot-smoking, middle-aged English
professor with one great book behind him and no
idea how to finish the follow-up. Ironically, his
life is the stuff of a bestseller: his wife has
left him, and his lover (Frances McDormand), who
just happens to be the boss' wife, is pregnant with
his child. Furthermore, James Leer, his freaky star
student (Tobey Maguire) and a compulsive liar, has
gunned down his lover's blind dog and stolen a
priceless jacket once worn by Marilyn Monroe.
Compounding his problems are the police, a James
Brown clone that claims Grady stole his car, and a
wacky editor (Robert Downey Jr.), who's come to
town expecting to read a finished copy of Grady's
book.
Though Douglas shines as the film's star, a
nearly flawless ensemble cast aids him, including
Katie Holmes as Hannah Green, a seductive student
infatuated with her professor. Threatening to steal
the movie is Robert Downey Jr. in the role of Terry
Crabtree, Tripp's hedonistic editor. Downey Jr.,
who completed the role before going to prison, is
hilarious in playing up all of Crabtree's
excesses.
Fans of Michael Chabon's delightfully
entertaining novel will find that the film takes
dramatic license with some key points, but
screenwriter Steven Kloves and director Curtis
Hanson (LA Confidential) do a fine job of
maintaining the book's irreverence.
Source: Steve Baltin ,
drdrew.com/article.asp?id=525
or www.kids-in-mind.com/w/wonder_boys_2000.htm
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