Wonder Wheel (2017)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 101 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stars: Kate Winslet and Juno Temple
IMDb score:
6,2 (32.690)
Releasedate: 1 December 2017
Wonder Wheel plot
1950, Coney Island, New York. From the perspective of a lifeguard named Mickey Rubin, the story is told of a carousel operator and his wife Ginny, whose lives he has crossed. Ginny's life takes a new turn when the operator's estranged daughter arrives on the peninsula.
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Actors and actresses
Humpty
Carolina
Mickey Rubin
Ginny
Ryan
Richie
Jake
Boardwalk Vendor
Humpty's Friend
Angelo
Reviews & comments
JJ_D
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- 3815 messages
- 1344 votes
Woody Allen goes Eugene O'Neill?
'Wonder wheel' has complaining, failed, pushy, opportunistic characters in common with countless other Allen films, as well as stunning feminine beauty, but where is the stimulating humor, the implicit sensuality, the flirtation with intellectualism, the cinematographic mischievousness, the mischievous undertone, well, you know what?
Does this film take itself seriously, or is Allen really making an attempt at drama that has an existential impact, while his film once again floats in a light sauce of self-mockery and relativism? Does the filmmaker really want to make different films at his age - while for years he has come to coincide with the cliché he himself created?
Boutade: it is never a good idea to not be at peace with yourself.
Confer: 'Wonder wheel' – spurious cinema from a director who could plagiarize himself ten more times for all I care.
2.75*
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Fietser
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- 6 messages
- 2 votes
An artistically intended abomination. Winslet is okay, but exhausting to watch. The lifeguard's storytelling is also quite nice. But that's really the end of it. Timberlake, Belushi? Come on, they're a dime a dozen! Furthermore, an almost caricatured film. And then those color changes that almost give you a migraine. Why, why? Maybe someone can explain to me what the deeper purpose (or layer?) of that bright color glow is? But okay, for some people the name Woody Allen alone is enough to go to the cinema. However, I thought it was a waste of time and was left with annoyance and headaches.
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Mescaline
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- 7095 messages
- 3256 votes
The idea is interesting and the design very atmospheric (Those beautiful fairground colors for example!) but somehow the story never seems to come together nicely.
The dialogues are generally quite entertaining and typically Woody Allen, but it just wasn't for me. Personally, I liked his previous film (Café Society) a lot better.
Kate Winslet and especially the very beautiful Juno Temple were excellent choices by Woody, although I can't quite place his choice for Timberlake. 
He didn't do a bad job, but he would have liked to see another actor for this.
For me, Wonder Wheel is especially worthwhile because of the atmosphere it creates, but it is certainly not one of the stronger Allen films.
Small 3*
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