Wonderstruck tells of two stories set over two different time periods, both about a child who travels to New York in search of someone important to them.
This was the second film I saw at the Glasgow Film Festival, and I didn't like it as much as the first.
It is a concept that works: the story of two deaf children travelling to New York to find someone important to them, separated by several decades. For a good chunk of the film I was wondering how the two stories were going to connect. I had an idea, but it wasn't a solid one. Then, a certain character appeared and I had it figured out. The problem with this is that there was still a bit left to go in the film. Being made by Todd Haynes, this is a film which will attract cinephiles, but I don't think that they are the target audience. This is clearly aimed at families (it is based on a children's book) and how some of the events transpire within the film, it is one that I think will be best enjoyed by children. That's not to say it can't be effective for anyone else, it's just that it's not getting targeted to and seen by the right people. It can be a good introduction to more complex story telling, but only if it got marketed correctly.
In short: It's alright.
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