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(1 - 9) of 9 OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh Page   1   "[Maggie] Gyllenhaal ... slips into character with greater ease than any other young American actress now in the movies."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "Yet -- and quite in spite of its plinky piano score -- The Great New Wonderful conjures occasional vividness, irrepressible pain or insight."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs B- "There are amusing moments sprinkled throughout the film, a few genuine laughs, and some nicely played dramatic scenes."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C "Leiner...wants to say something important, but his cinematic and narrative technique isn't up to the task."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A riveting and quirky movie about the aftershocks of 9/11 in the lives of a group of people still in denial a year later."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat "No film that I've yet seen better captures the dismal mood that gripped the city in the wake of the [9/11] attacks..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 1.5/4 "Exhibits no trace of the random, goofy humor found in Leiner's first two directorial efforts."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4/4 "Keenly observed and beautifully acted, Danny Leiner's The Great New Wonderful is a seriocomic gem of rare grace and psychological nuance."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 9) of 9 OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh Page   1