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# ‘Dear Wendy’ a film with no soul
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/time-to-party-like-a-rockstar/
- Published: 2005-09-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:48:57.000Z
- Author: Dan Dunn
- Tags: Entertainment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier’s dissatisfaction with the American Way has been well documented throughout his films, most recently in a bitter pill called “Dogville.” “Dear Wendy,” which Von Triers penned for his pal Thomas Vinterberg (“The Celebration,” “It’s All About Love”), is yet another violent vilification of the Evil Empire.

> “an audacious and stylish exploration of guns and violence in America,” — Billed as the movie instead plays like something a couple of disillusioned white teens with access to film equipment, vintage clothing and a boatload of weed might produce

“Dear Wendy” boasts unlikable characters, a plot that eschews logic and a barrage of ill-informed Anti-American pronouncements. The film is practically soulless. Audiences – especially stateside – will likely and justifiably hold this movie in the same esteem with which Lars von Triers appears to hold us. (Not rated. Running time: 104 minutes)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 23, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/092305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)