Review of Wonder Wheel (2017) by Vaibhav S — 02 Apr 2018

There is something beautiful and poignant about this film.

It shows like a play, modern, a Greek tragedy in all its splendor, on the back ground of Cony Island. There is something unreel about the film, the light appears from another world, ever changing, but our human condition is displayed full fletch, a look unforgiving yes but not one of derision, Woody Allen retains compassion and love for his characters throughout, each of them held prisoner in the prison of their type or as it is put in the film, their own fatal flaw. Cate Winslet is absolutely magnificent in the lead role, so is Bellucci. The movie really stayed with me.

The "me too" movement in my opinion, is only too eager to judge the director, on what ground? - read investigations- no one should weigh on a family dispute and no proofs, the burden of logic and reason falls on Allen's side, most a man is innocent until proven guilty. It shows poorly on "me too" and the rest of America, in this case at least here, I see a witch hunt. About his marriage to his adopted daughter, this man chose to live outside our morays, now he pays the price, okay, as far as I am concerned, I see a band of vultures turning overhead.

My support goes to Woody Allen, one of the foremost directors of several generations.