Wonder Wheel (2017)

Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel (2017) is a nice film! Although… that’s not the adjective that really fits this film. It’s easy to watch. It’s depressing and funny. It is much more a drama than a comedy. Woody Allen once again creates interesting, zany, wacky characters…

Lots of great dialogue. I thought Kate Winslet was resting on her laurels and that her acting skills were in free fall. I was wrong: she still excels! Incredible in this role. James Belushi is quite interesting: he reacts the same way when his daughter arrives as when she disappears. Woody Allen’s art of observing all those details of everyday life. And what a girl! Indeed, Carolina is the purest character, the nicest… and yet has a real tragic fate.

A world that looks nice from the outside… but what can you live with depressed lives next to a fair that lasts… that lasts… A world of lies, of secrecy, dominated by alcohol, hindered by pyromania.

In short, a real explosive cocktail.

Funny that the story is told at the beginning by the lifeguard, played by the excellent artist Justin Timberlake. I’m not always a Woody fan, but I rather liked this film!