Alex in Wonder (2001)

Director:

Drew Ann Rosenberg

Writer:

Drew Ann Rosenberg (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A girl in the 1970s dreams of becoming a ballerina while struggling with the divorce of her kooky parents.

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Relationship | Drunkenness | Mother Daughter Relationship | Loss | Teenage Boy

Cast

Angela Gots	...	Alex Markov
Robert Hays	...	Dan Markov
Ellen Greene	...	Clarice Markov
Sean Flynn	...	Scott Markov
Danny Masterson	...	Patrick
Alison Lohman	...	Camelia Jameson
Soleil Moon Frye	...	Alissa
Lisa Brenner	...	Jan
Geneviève Bujold	...	Natalie
Mary Kay Wulf	...	Mira
Tom Wright	...	Sebastian
Ivo Cutzarida	...	Armand
Lynnda Ferguson	...	Mrs. Jameson
John Walcutt	...	Mr. Jameson
Ryan Freeman	...	Jack

Also Known As:

Sex and a Girl (USA) (video title (TV title))

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language, drug use and teen drinking.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dog Films Inc.

Soundtrack:

Separation

My brief review of the film

Although in many regards mediocre, the quality of the acting in this film makes it rather decent viewing. It is interesting to watch to see Alison Lohman, whose face is expressive as ever still in a pre success and fame role, but the lead actress, Angela Gots, and the supporting cast, offer some good bits of acting too. Some parts of the cinematography and editing are also rather noteworthy, but it is mainly just the solid acting that keeps it strong, and that it sure does do. This is not an amazing film, with ordinary characters and a story that is hardly exciting, but it is probably worth a look, particularly for fans of Lohman, who plays a character that is actually atypical to her usual innocence for a change.