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TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

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Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

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Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.9798
Avg Critic Score:2.8748

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) Movie Reviews

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Excellent
4
7.50%
(3)
Very Good
3
72.50%
(29)
Good
2
20.00%
(8)
Fair
1
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Poor
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Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) scores a combined 3.47 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null) filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
John Hughes isn't best known for Some Kind of Wonderful, but ode to highschool misfits has its adherants, and sure enough it's one of his more grounded and lovable films. ...read the complete Some Kind of Wonderful movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null) filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
John Hughes isn't best known for Some Kind of Wonderful, but ode to highschool misfits has its adherants, and sure enough it's one of his more grounded and lovable films. ...read the complete Some Kind of Wonderful movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It is not about whether the hero will get the girl. ...read the complete Some Kind of Wonderful movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Most movies are not about people. Most movies are about things, and in the category of things I include those movie stars who have become such icons that "they," rather than their characters, perform the adventures in movies. ...read the complete Some Kind of Wonderful movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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Apollo Guide (Janet Branagan)
Long before Freddie Prinze Jr. teen dream prom projects and Jennifer Love Hewitt-oriented slasher flicks, there were John Hughes masterpieces. Hughes was the man responsible for many a teen movie in teen movie heyday, also known as the 1980s. He boldly...read the complete Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) review at Apollo Guide (Janet Branagan)
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Variety (Staff (Not Credited))
A simple, lovely and thoughtful teenage story that occasionally shines due to fine characterizations and lucid dialog....read the complete Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) review at Variety (Staff (Not Credited))
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Washington Post (Richard Harrington)
It's Masterson who dominates Some Kind of Wonderful. Like her energy, Masterson's beauty is kinetic, internalized, and she's a winner even if the film itself runs third in the Hughes opus on teenhood....read the complete Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) review at Washington Post (Richard Harrington)
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