Coming Attractions

[dodgy]

Wakefield (2016)

Storyline

Howard has a loving wife (Garner), two daughters, a prestigious job as a Manhattan lawyer, and a comfortable home in the suburbs. But inwardly he's suffocating, and eventually he snaps and goes into hiding in his garage attic leaving his family to wonder what happened to him. He observes them from his window - an outsider spying in on his own life - as the days of exile stretch into months. Is it possible to go back to the way things were?

Director: Robin Swicord  

Writer: Robin Swicord  

Stars: Bryan Cranston,  Jennifer Garner,  Jason O'Mara
Beverly D'Angelo, Ian Anthony Dale

Drama

19 May 2017 (USA)

[Fogdude]

Looks a little too brooding & introspective for me. I like Cranston, but while I'm warm for Garner's form, she can't carry a line in a bucket. I'll probably pass.
Now, if it was Kate Beckinsale...

[VincentLupo]

I'm with Fog.

[chouette]

The synopsis alone was enough to know I would pass. He hides in his garage attic and observes them from his window... for months? Oh for goodness sake...

[2getted]

I read "Wakefield" and remembered drunken pub crawls and women wearing short skirts in freezing winter weather.
Then I read the storyline and couldn't imagine what this had to do with Wakefield and wondered why it would be set there.
 
Ahh, but I see said the blind man (as he peed into the wind). It's all coming back to me now!

As for this movie, maybe Cranston is doing this film for himself. You know, one for me, one for them ...

[ctaulbee]

The guy is married to Jennifer Garner and instead of sleeping with her, he is hiding in the attic playing a "peeping tom" pervert, yeah that sounds wonderful.

You know I never was one who liked movies that feature a idiot in the lead role and this one clearly does.