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Wonder Wheel

2017

Woody Allen

Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, James Belushi ...

6.2

9,998

Drama A drama set in New York City in the late 1950s. 'Wonder Wheel' tells the story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny (Kate Winslet), an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty (Jim Belushi), Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey Rubin (Justin Timberlake), a handsome young lifeguard who dreams ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"It's got movement and flow, it's got a vibrant sunset look of honky-tonk nostalgia, and it's got a bittersweet mood of lyrical despair that the film stays true to right up until the final note."	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"Stunning visuals but a clunker of a script (...) Like Winslet’s character, Allen is stuck in the past and 'Wonder Wheel' is a crushing reminder of his present. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Kimber Myers The Playlist	"Wonder Wheel is gorgeous but problematic. (...) a kaleidoscope of lights and delights with best-in-class cinematography, perfect casting and impeccable period detail. (...) This is an imperfect, if entirely beautiful, film."	NEU
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Winslet delivers her most powerful, emotionally resonant performance in more than a decade (...) 'Wonder Wheel' stands out as a dark, brooding dramedy."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"The warming affection that the director has bestowed on so many of his best characters is largely missing. In fact, he seems barely engaged."	NEU
United States	David Edelstein Vulture	"Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel is Obvious and Old-Hat. (...) I wondered if Allen had discovered the script in an old file cabinet (maybe meant as a play?)"	NEU
United States	Dan Callahan The Wrap	"Allen is one of our greatest comic artists. But when it comes to drama, he is usually too distant and remote from his characters to make them live for us or to make us care for them."	NEU

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