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After trying his hand at film noir with the middling yet critical favorite L. As stated above, the basic ingredients — weird characters, weirder situations, capable behind-the-scenes talent — are mostly there, but missing is the spirit of the best sophisticated comedies of decades past.

Wonder Boys (2000) Review: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire

And it shows. Compounding matters, the Wonder Tobey star gets little help from his fellow cast members. From a pre-Spider-Man Tobey Maguire to Oscar winner Frances McDormand Fargo, they all hit their marks and deliver their lines like consummate professionals — of the kind that should never have been allowed on the set of a breezy comedy.

The one exception in this cheerless ensemble is Michael Cavadias as Miss Antonia Sloviak, whose moment of truth is the highlight of the film. In all, Wonder Boys works as a blueprint for what it gay have been: A peculiarly poignant madcap comedy. So, how about an actually funny remake in a decade or so?

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