Wonder Boys

WONDER BOYS (15)
D: Curtis Hanson
Paramount/Mutual (Scott Rudin & Curtis Hanson)
US 2000
112 mins

Comedy/Drama

W: Steve Kloves [based on the novel by Michael Chabon]
DP: Dante Spinotti
Ed: Dede Allen
Mus: Christopher Young


Michael Douglas (Grady Tripp), Tobey Maguire (James Leer), Frances McDormand (Sara Gaskell), Robert Downey, Jr. (Terry Crabtree), Katie Holmes (Hannah Green), Richard Thomas (Walter Gaskell), Rip Torn (Q)

Michael Douglas stars as Grady Tripp, an academic novelist suffering both writer's block and a mid-life crisis whilst his protégé, a young student sees his fortunes turn upwards.
This black comedy is mostly a series of disasters for it's leading man, who gives his best screen performance for the best part of a decade, helped by a witty screenplay adapted from Michael Chabron's novel.
6/10
 
Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys
Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys