Swicord's movie is about the angst of a rigorously constructed and airtight suburban life...she arrives at an intricate mosaic style that accommodates both eloquent portraiture and deft tableaux.

| Jul 11, 2017

Uneventful and dull to look at, the film adapts a short story by E.L. Doctorow that probably should have stayed on the page.

| Jun 22, 2017

It isn't the dull midlife crisis movie it initially presents itself as. But it also doesn't do enough to lurch into more nightmarish territory.

| Jun 9, 2017

What a fine performance by Jennifer Garner, playing a character we see almost totally through the filter of her husband's viewpoint.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 8, 2017

Working from her own screenplay, director Robin Swicord delivers a film that balances wry humor and sly introspection.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 1, 2017

Thanks to another terrific Cranston performance, we hang in there.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 26, 2017

Cranston is utterly hypnotic as a certain kind of American male on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

| Original Score: B | May 26, 2017

"Wakefield" remains oddly watchable, like a Cheever-esque '60s-era suburban melodrama that's slick, unreal, yet has a burrowing drive. You can simultaneously recognize it as a misfire and want more movies like it.

| May 25, 2017

"I've stranded myself," Howard laments, as the film nears its open-ended climax. So, too, does "Wakefield," unfortunately.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 25, 2017

Wakefield is a terrific movie, with a devastatingly bravura performance by Bryan Cranston that seizes and grips attention from first scene to last.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 25, 2017

To her credit, Swicord clearly made the film she wanted to make, but "Wakefield" stays stuck in one gear.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 24, 2017

Wakefield is kind of a wonder.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 19, 2017

Wakefield is an odd but consistently intriguing film, I found the result to be fascinating and provocative. The real magic here is in the audacious concept and its deft execution.

| May 18, 2017

Swicord ... both respects the material and neatly corrals it for her own purposes.

| May 18, 2017

Wakefield is selfish and cunning, competitive and controlling. He's also unmistakably human and, surprisingly, totally relatable whether you'll admit it or not.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 18, 2017

The film, scrupulously faithful to its source, is decidedly literary, but not in an especially satisfying way.

| May 17, 2017

Cranston is simply remarkable in the role, a tricky one since his character has precious little dialogue with anyone else. Yet the actor shows everything here -- arrogance, sorrow, anger, love, fear.

| May 17, 2017

The role of Wakefield is a beast, and Cranston, rising to the challenges set by director Robin Swicord, gives it everything he's got. His award-caliber performance is astounding to watch.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 17, 2017

It's ultimately hamstrung by its overwrought sensibilities.

| Original Score: C+ | May 17, 2017

The more curious Howard's circumstances become, the less vitality the harsh realities of his escapades away from home have.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 14, 2017