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By Jim N (74) on 18 May 2017

Bryan is an amazing actor but it did drag on too long. Jennifer Garner is the kind of actress that plays roles that anyone could play…

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By Sheila O'malley (474) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 18 May 2017

Even though half of her screen time consists of her being seen but not heard, Garner has a consistent crispness; her character is simultaneously…

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By Nicholas T (102) on 18 May 2017

Bryan is an amazing actor but it did drag on too long. Jennifer Garner is the kind of actress that plays roles that anyone could play…

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By S. Jhoanna Robledo (697) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 18 May 2017

Bitter husband checks out in fascinating, intense drama…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 18 May 2017

It's to Cranston's great credit that he's able to keep us watching this shallow, self-deceiving egotist…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 18 May 2017

Cranston, who narrates Wakefield's thoughts throughout, roots himself in this absurdly compelling character...[Swicord's] film is an interesting…

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By Julian Roman (454) for MovieWeb (460) on 18 May 2017

A peculiar tale about a distinctly unlikeable fellow, Wakefield drags considerably…

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By Peter R (400) on 18 May 2017

Wonderful, unusual film that will leave you thinking and talking. Not everybody will like it because it doesn't conform to Hollywood norms…

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By Dylan F (275) on 17 May 2017

Watch this film for Bryan Cranston solely. Trust me, you will not be disappointed…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for NPR (1,713) on 17 May 2017

Swicord ... both respects the material and neatly corrals it for her own purposes…

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By Ariel Scotti (22) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 17 May 2017

One of the reasons why the film works so well is because it imagines a path anyone who’s thought about escaping their lives — and hasn’t…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 17 May 2017

The role is a beast, and Cranston, in a tour de force of touching gravity and aching humanism, gives it everything he's got…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 17 May 2017

The film, scrupulously faithful to its source, is decidedly literary, but not in an especially satisfying way…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 17 May 2017

Wakefield is an odd but consistently intriguing film, I found the result to be fascinating and provocative…

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By Mark Kennedy (184) for Associated Press (1,685) on 16 May 2017

Cranston is simply remarkable in the role, a tricky one since his character has precious little dialogue with anyone else…

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By Heather M (2,904) on 16 May 2017

The dystopian version of It's A Wonderful Life…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Deadline Hollywood Daily (332) on 16 May 2017

Garner, as always, is very fine as well as a wife suddenly thrust into a bizarre situation, but this is almost totally Cranston's show…

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By Esther Zuckerman (46) for AV Club (2,778) on 16 May 2017

It’s a tale of what happens when male inadequacy runs rampant, starring a committed Bryan Cranston, but it’s ultimately hamstrung by its…

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By April Wolfe (199) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 16 May 2017

Swicord turns what could be a dark or one-note premise into a sometimes charming, sometimes heartbreaking meditation on a man’s loss of self…

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By Derek Smith (382) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 May 2017

Writer-director Robin Swicord's film seems content to merely carry out its absurdist premise until the bitter end…

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