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Critics Consensus: Despite its morbid subject matter, Wilbur is a charming and often funny film.
Critic Consensus: Despite its morbid subject matter, Wilbur is a charming and often funny film.
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Pretty enjoyable.
Scherfig shows a flair for comic melancholy ... as well as eccentric characters like Wilbur, who initially comes across as off-putting and self-obsessed, but later becomes, if not exactly warm, at least sympathetic.
Wilbur has the ability to suck you in, to make you cheer on the strangest of indulgent families.
Unexpected plot twists keep us interested.
Worth seeing.
Though Scherfig is still partially enrolled in the Dogme school, her movie finds a happy balance with its equally adept eye for wide-screen composition and the raw complexity of real human emotion.
What's most intriguing about director Lone Scherfig's first post-Dogme 95 feature, the admittedly appealing Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, is where and how it falls short.
A nice little love triangle drama-comedy about suicide and bookstores.
...the kind of picture one is more inclined to admire than embrace
Lone Scherfig has masterfully combined rather dark, serious topics with a little humor and a lot of humanity.
Scherfig presents the message with a creative flair that will appeal to indie film lovers who appreciate well drawn characters
Feels schematic, contrived and less genuine.
Well, this was definitely a surprise! Dark, yes. Comedy, not so much. Really fantastic writing, and the slow development of characters that aren't contrived or condescending. Even as tired as I was while watching this, I could not stop watching. I found this story mesmerizing....well done.
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Mixed feelings on this one. On one hand, very original story and well cast (even Shirley Henderson is very good here. Not nearly as "screetchy" as normal - I am sure she puts that voice on!), also quite funny in a dark way thanks to Julia Davis (I can never take her seriously. I just see Jill from NIghty Night whenever I see her!). There was just something about the story itself that didn't sit quite right with me. It seemed horrible for Wilbur and Alice to be carrying on behind Harbour's back, and then the final scene seemed disrespectful to Harbour. I don't want to spell it all out and ruin it for those who have not seen this, but those who have will know what I mean. Perhaps I am missing the point, I am not sure...
One of the most bizarre films I have ever seen. Not that it's surreal per se, just... very odd. It's touching, well acted, nicely scored, but it's also all over the place and if there was a point to be made - and it felt like there shold be - I didn't get it. Unless it's that suicide is bad.
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