Review of Wonder Wheel (2017) by Modfan — 21 Jan 2019

Allen has hits and misses. Match Point was a hit, and with his other films, there are obvious misses. Wonder Wheel is a hit. It has a great measured pace and lyrical dialogue. Winslet embraces her role fully and it's hard to believe she wasn't nominated for best actor.

Aesthetically cohesive it charmingly represents the 1950s. It comes across as a stage play made into a movie as the long monologues of the characters are engaging and revealing of their inner, human flaws.

The storyline has a similar theme of his other works but the acting here becomes paramount - especially Winslet - and leaves the viewer less inclined to fault him for this. The Timberlake character does come across as too modern and slightly anachronistic but otherwise, this movie is greatly under-rated.

Can't understand how it has received such poor ratings.