Review of Wakefield (2017) by Jill B — 03 Sep 2017

Impossible to connect with the lead, a lot of thoughtlessness in the details, full of cliches. Very disappointing.

This review of Wakefield (2017) was written by Jill B on 03 September 2017.

Wakefield has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mauro L (130) on 26 Nov 2018

Uneventful, dull, and lacking sense; Wakefield is an unwatchable drama even with a great actor like Bryan Cranston in the lead…

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By Rob A (593) on 18 Oct 2017

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By David K (1,644) on 06 Oct 2018

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By Pasha A (165) on 03 Sep 2017

Impossible to connect with the lead, a lot of thoughtlessness in the details, full of cliches. Very disappointing…

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By Diane S (120) on 02 Sep 2018

Dull, dull, dull. And the ending? I feel like that could have been the redeeming part, the reward for wasting 1.5 hours of my life. Nope…

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By Daniel K (1,478) on 28 Jun 2018

Was good, the ending brought it down. It keeps you waiting for the whole movie how it will end…

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By Neil W (160) on 06 Mar 2018

What the heck what Kind of Ending was that the whole film leading up to It and no ending!!! Complete waste of 2 hours…

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By Rangan R (687) on 04 Feb 2018

A man who looked after his family! Literally! It was like 'Rear Window' meets 'Castaway on the Moon'…

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By Brandon I (64) on 26 Nov 2018

Uneventful, dull, and lacking sense; Wakefield is an unwatchable drama even with a great actor like Bryan Cranston in the lead…

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By Tim M (3,013) on 26 Nov 2018

Uneventful, dull, and lacking sense; Wakefield is an unwatchable drama even with a great actor like Bryan Cranston in the lead…

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