The iconic Carrie Fisher’s final film has finally arrived and it is a pretty good film that has the feel of family fantasy films of old.

A trip to Italy could be the last chance for something positive to happen in Violet’s family. Her parents are not doing well and her sister Savannah is hoping to start a modeling career. When the family go to Savannah’s audition for former model turned agent Yana, Violet feels uncomfortable and when she accidentally causes a ruckus, she leaves the building and meets Daniele, Yana’s stepson who is not too happy working for her. He tells Violet of a garden where a supposed witch lives and when Savannah is hired and in the middle of a shoot, Violet decides to see the garden.

Upon her arrival at the garden, she meets the “witch”, Hazel, who is actually a kind-hearted caretaker of the place. When Violet attempts to reach for an apple, she is knocked out but is nursed back by Hazel. When Violet attempts to leave to return to her family, she comes across a massive well. She learns that the well leads her to an alternate reality and she has until the next morning to return to the well. Along her journey, she once again runs into Hazel and discovers something very shocking about her sister and must right the wrongs before it’s too late.

It sometimes feels like just yesterday we lost the Hollywood icon Carrie Fisher, who passed away in December 2016. She received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame a few months ago. And now, we finally have her final film, which she made months before her passing. The best way to describe this film is if The Secret Garden met The NeverEnding Story.

Kiera Milward makes an excellent film debut as Violet, the 12-year-old girl whose life is on its course to change forever while on vacation. She has to deal with her parents who are on the rocks. There is also her sister Savannah, played by Nell Tiger Free, who because of her aspirations as a model, comes off as a bit conceited. While Violet herself is a bit native, she is more level-headed than her family. However, she has this flower charm that attracts the attention of model agent Yana, played by Rita Ora, who comes off as someone who gives off a vibe that could be more negative.

Fisher’s Hazel is great and so warm-hearted. She has a love of plants and bonds with Violet right away. She acts more as a mother figure to Violet in their small interactions than her actual mother, who is constantly overprotective to the point of driving her away. Violet’s dad is a bit overprotective himself, but seems more concerned with Savannah’s career or even possibly admiring Yana. Kudos must also go out to Sebastian Croft’s Daniele, who is just as level-headed like Violet and stands up to Yana as well as her photographer and partner Franco, played by Vincent Spano.

Wonderwell is a terrific and emotionally charged fantasy film that closes the book of a Hollywood icon. Carrie Fisher’s final performance is a wonderful delight to see as someone who not only loves the work but brings that iconic off-screen personality to the screens. We still miss Carrie Fisher, but there couldn’t be a better sendoff than this film.

WFG RATING: A

A Strange Quark Films production. Director: Vlad Marsavin. Producers: Fred Roos, Alexander Roos, Vlad Marsavin, Lee Rudnicki, Robert Bernacchi, and Orian Williams. Writer: William Brookfield; based on his short story “Drainhole Dreaming”. Cinematography: Kenji Katori. Editing: Emma E. Hickox.

Cast: Carrie Fisher, Rita Ora, Kiera Milward, Nell Tiger Free, Sebastian Croft, Vincent Spano, Megan Dodds, Lloyd Owen.