Bryan Cranston

Jennifer Garner

Jason O'Mara

Beverly D'Angelo

Ian Anthony Dale

Pippa Bennett-Warner

Ellery Sprayberry

Victoria Bruno

Monica Lawson

Isaac Leyva

Frederick Keeve

Alexander Zale

Eliza Coleman

Bill Timoney

Derek Weston

Jennifer M. Gentile

Robin Swicord

Matt Maddox

Andrei Bowden-Schwartz

Aaron Zigman

E. L. Doctorow

Amy Lippens

Kim H. Ngo

Jeannine Oppewall

Jan McWilliams

Maria Lorenzana

Gilles Mingasson

Eric Nelsen

Bonnie Curtis

Wendy Federman

Julie Lynn

Carl Moellenberg

Eryn Krueger Mekash

Howard Young

Peter Winther

Lars P. Winther

Kim H. Winther

Elliot Webb

Jason Speer

Iris Smith

Jesse Schraft

Bobby Sain

Peter Rinearson

Jill Rinearson

Amy Lynn Quinn

Brandon Powers

Stephanie Pinola

Keith Patterson

Michael Palitz

Gabrielle Palitz

Marty Newton

Sainty Nelsen

Ruth Mutch

Maria J. McDonald

Sean Lydiard

Dominick LaRuffa Jr.

Kevin Lamb

Patricia Klausner

Jim Kierstead

Phil Kenny

Kenneth Kades

Rob Hinderliter

Alex Guez

Joel Gardner

Gayle Gardner

Sharon Carr

Luigi Caiola

Monica Lee Bellais

Allison Avery Jordan

Doug Coleman

Drama

Wakefield

Mockingbird Pictures

Dominion Pictures

United States of America

Reno

**A man who looked after his family! Literally!**

It was like 'Rear Window' meets 'Castaway on the Moon'. A unique film, pretty much pointless, though the world is full of crazy people and everything can be possible. Originally it was based on the short short of the same name. Directed by a writer turned filmmaker. Most of the film was a background narration, despite the story was not a flashback. Because it has less direct dialogues between the characters.

Howard Wakefield is married with two kids. A hardworking man to provide everything to his family. But seems he's not happy anymore as they are ignoring him lately. A perfect opportunity gives him a chance to know what his family can do with his absence. It might bring an end to all his doubts. Without any pre-plan, the event unfolds, but how long and the consequences, all focused on the later parts.

Bryan Cranston was really good. He's lately making some good films. Though I felt he was a little old for this kind of role. The rest of the cast was okay, mainly Jennifer Garner. The story was simple, but engaging. Maybe a new way to the self-discovery. I was looking forward to how the end would happen. That's a little disappointment, yet a very safe play, regarding how the prior events took place.

Most of the people would expect a normal cinematic narration, like with all those things, twist and turns. But this was very much like a real life, except that how Howard survived a very long time in the attic and going unnoticed. The flashback really added some interesting flavour. When you are quite clearly rooting for Howard, that old story could change your stance, perhaps to neutral. They had created a great atmosphere, the event, but I felt it all became vain when the end was not clearly says what's the consequence. Whatever, I liked it and I surely suggest it.

_8/10_

English

Wakefield - Official Trailer I HD I IFC Films