Wonderstruckis nothing if not a Todd Haynes movie.
And its an exquisite one, at that.
This movie will play for both smart adults and kids.
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But it will really play for the Academy, which will appreciate its visual and aural sophistication.
Both Lachman and Burwell were previously nominated by the Academy for their work onCarol.
Haynes, working from a script by Selznick, guides and serves the material with supreme craftsmanship.

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For a while, he casts a spell… Moore reportedly has minimal screen time and gives a solid, if not overwhelmingly memorable, performance.
Check out what critics are saying aboutWonderstruckin the review excerpts below.
you’ve got the option to give him the Oscar nomination for Best Original Score right now.
The movie wouldnt work without it and it will be hard to beat.
Haynes sees the rotted-out city as a marvel, an amusement park of entropy.
Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair)So, thats what I dont like.
But heres what is great about the movie: Carter Burwells utterly captivating, wholly necessary score.
Its perhaps a cruel irony that a movie about deafness is most ennobled by what we hear.