Film
Wonder
- Director
- Stephen Chbosky
- Certificate
- PG
- Running Time
- 113 mins
Remember Mask, in which Cher played the mother of a kid who suffers from a rare congenital facial deformity? Well here it is again, with Julia Roberts playing the mother of a kid who suffers from a rare congenital facial deformity.
They’re not exactly the same: the Peter Bogdanovich flick was based on a true story, while Stephen Chbosky’s follow-up to The Perks of Being a Wallflower is adapted from a bestselling novel. Underneath the prosthetics this time is 11-year-old Jacob Tremblay, who gave such an exceptional performance in Room. Demand your money back if the buttons marked ‘uplifting’, ‘inspiring’ and ‘heartwarming’ aren’t given a thorough pushing.
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