Wonderstruck
The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
4 September 1963, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
17 May 1978, Brooklyn, New York, USA
25 December 1952, Dover, Delaware, USA
9 September 1980, Kalispell, Montana, USA
27 January 1970, Rockville Center, Long Island, New York, USA
12 April 1951, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
22 October 1981, New York City, New York, USA
8 July 1995, New York City, New York, USA
10 November 1969, San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines
December 19, 2017
Despite all of the eventfulness, there's little dramatic tension, and lots of footage of kids walking around a museum.
December 18, 2017
Like Rose and Ben find, with Wonderstruck, the journey is the more engaging aspect.
December 17, 2017
Everything about this film is a disappointment. It is, by far, Todd Haynes's weakest effort to date.
December 26, 2017
Todd Haynes' Wonderstruck is a childhood fable brimming with lush visuals yet too wispy to bear them.
October 30, 2017
A sweet, gentle story of two children connecting across time.
January 03, 2018
This is the only film by Haynes I didn't care for.
October 27, 2017
Haynes struggles to connect all the dots. Wonderstruck reaches for the stars and falls short.
November 09, 2017
Those who are merely looking for a flick that goes well with popcorn may be bored, but true cinema buffs will be in heaven.
December 26, 2017
The scenes in the museum are overextended to the point of viewer frustration.
November 02, 2017
The longing for interpersonal connection, which is so central to Wonderstruck, reverberates throughout Haynes's work.
October 27, 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.
November 10, 2017
Aims for whimsical, but lands well short of its goal.

