The Road to Wellville Reviews

It has been while since I have seen this flick and, to be honest, I wonder how I ended up watching the damned thing in the first place. Indeed, I’m pretty sure I actually saw this in the movie theater when it was released and, after all these years, I still wonder how I ended up watching such a weird flick. Anyway, it is nowadays pretty much forgotten and it was basically a rather wacky periode comedy dealing with real life figure Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (yes, the guy who came up with all these cereals). There was a pretty cool cast (Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey, Colm Meaney, Lara Flynn Boyle) and this was the blessed time when Bridget Fonda was not yet retired and Lara Flynn Boyle was a still a cute up-and-coming actress. Indeed, can you believe that even before she was 40 years old, Bridget Fonda got married with Danny Elfman and pretty much retired? Seriously, what a shame. To conclude, even though it was rather flawed, I still have a weak spot for this weird comedy and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Alan Parker’s work.

This is one of those movies that I caught one late night when nothing else was on... and I liked it. There are some strange plot lines, stranger "methods" for making people well, and a cast that you wouldn't quite believe if you didn't see it for yourself.