71
Metascore
44 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAlive with the magic of pictures and the mysteries of silence, this is an uncommonly grownup film about children, communication, connection and memory.
- 91IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichThis is a soul-stirring and fiercely uncynical film that suggests the entire world is a living museum for the people we’ve lost, and that we should all hope to leave some of ourselves behind in its infinite cabinet of wonders.
- 83The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangWonderstruck lives in the glory of its filmmaking — its photography, its costuming, its set design, its brilliantly variegated Carter Burwell score.
- 67The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorHaynes fails to impart Wonderstruck with the sort of zip that gives young persons’ capers like these the pacing they require.
- 60Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounIt ends up as a sweet-enough movie, and one that’s full of joy and invention – but also one that feels like a lot of effort has been put into serving a tale that maybe doesn’t fully deserve it.
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaNew York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaWonderstruck gestures at a lot, especially between the two narratives, which Haynes flips between with such rapidity that the film isn’t able to find a tonal groove until well past its halfway point.
- 40CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleThe fraudulent nature of the mystery makes Wonderstruck feel like a technical exercise: albeit one which is enlivened by some great visuals and excellent performances, particularly the wonderful Millicent Simmonds.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawWonderstruck is sometimes sweet and well-intentioned, but more often indulgent and supercilious.