Next Stop, Wonderland (1998)

This is a film I have wanted to watch for long time, but had a hard time tracking down a copy.  My motivation for watching this film was that Boston's most notorious DJ, Charles Laquidara makes an appearance in this film.  Unfortunately, his appearance is extremely short, and only stood out because of his voice, for those who recognize it.

The film itself is fairly good, and is labeled a romantic comedy, though it may be stretching the use of the word comedy.  It featured some good shots of Boston, as well as all outdoor shots being in Boston, make it clear this movie was filmed in Boston.  It makes a good nostalgic trip for those who know Boston, but offers little in the way of a tour of the city (not that was it intended to).

The cast of actors did well in all their perspective roles, though there was nary a Boston accent to be heard.  While Hope Davis is beautiful, she appears quite a bit younger in the posters for the film than she appears in the actual film.  Holland Taylor also appears in the film, who was hard to place, but turns out to have had a prominent role of the 80s sitcom Bossom Buddies.

Unfortunately, the attraction and attachment between the two lead characters was never suitably established, so their real motivation for getting together is unclear.  It would be nice if there had been a second part to this film, to show what made their relationship work, when all their previous relationships had failed, though perhaps we are supposed to deduce that from their personalities as shown in the film.