Review of Wakefield (2017) by David W — 07 Sep 2018

Only thing to say is, you watch the entire movie to never find out what happens when he returns home.

This review of Wakefield (2017) was written by David W on 07 Sep 2018.

Wakefield has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David I (165) on 06 Dec 2017

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By Mark M (1,680) on 03 Sep 2017

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Uneventful, dull, and lacking sense; Wakefield is an unwatchable drama even with a great actor like Bryan Cranston in the lead…

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By Diane S (120) on 02 Sep 2018

Dull, dull, dull. And the ending? I feel like that could have been the redeeming part, the reward for wasting 1.5 hours of my life. Nope…

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