Wonderstruck (PG)
synopsis
Based on Brian Selznick's critically acclaimed novel Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.
details
Drama
1 hr. 55 min.
Opened October 20th, 2017
MovieGoer Review
Wonderstruck is an evocative movie with a vaguely disappointing narrative that, although it reaches a conclusion, doesn't justify the patience viewers must exhibit to reach that point. More successful as an exercise in style and re-creation... MORE
synopsis
Based on Brian Selznick's critically acclaimed novel Ben and Rose are children from two different eras who secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known, while Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his home and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out on quests to find what they are missing that unfold with mesmerizing symmetry.
details
Drama
1 hr. 55 min.
Opened October 20th, 2017
MovieGoer Review
Wonderstruck is an evocative movie with a vaguely disappointing narrative that, although it reaches a conclusion, doesn't justify the patience viewers must exhibit to reach that point. More successful as an exercise in style and re-creation... MORE
