Review of Next Stop Wonderland (1998) by Oscar T — 23 Jul 2013

Oh philip seymour hoffman! he's just so good in simply everything...the rest of the movie is decidedly average and a little over sentimentalised.

This review of Next Stop Wonderland (1998) was written by Oscar T on 23 Jul 2013.

Next Stop Wonderland has generally received positive reviews.

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