Wonderstruck
Metropolitan Filmexport | Release Date: October 20, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 44 Critic Reviews
Positive:
35
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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60
EmpireHelen O'HaraApr 9, 2018
Haynes’ film has lovely performances from both actors, and a keen sense of time and place help, but the story is a little too shaggy and unformed to entirely hold the attention. Read full review
60
The AtlanticDavid SimsNov 20, 2017
In its quieter moments, Wonderstruck occasionally approaches the transcendent, sublime quality Haynes is aiming for—but those times are frustratingly few and far between. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaMay 23, 2017
Wonderstruck gestures at a lot, especially between the two narratives, which Haynes flips between with such rapidity that the film isn’t able to find a tonal groove until well past its halfway point. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 23, 2017
Haynes, working from a script by Selznick, guides and serves the material with supreme craftsmanship. For a while, he casts a spell. Yet one of the film’s noteworthy qualities is that it creates a nearly dizzying sense of anticipation, and the payoff, regrettably, doesn’t live up to it. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonDave CalhounMay 23, 2017
It ends up as a sweet-enough movie, and one that’s full of joy and invention – but also one that feels like a lot of effort has been put into serving a tale that maybe doesn’t fully deserve it. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerOct 28, 2017
It’s the sort of poetic conceit that needs a filmmaker far more rapt and intuitive than Haynes, whose jeweler’s precision keeps everything at an emotional remove. Read full review
40
CineVueJohn BleasdaleMay 23, 2017
The fraudulent nature of the mystery makes Wonderstruck feel like a technical exercise: albeit one which is enlivened by some great visuals and excellent performances, particularly the wonderful Millicent Simmonds. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 23, 2017
Wonderstruck is sometimes sweet and well-intentioned, but more often indulgent and supercilious. Read full review
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