Woody Allen’s 1950s film “Wonder Wheel” boasts some wonderful performances, especially from a diva-like Kate Winslet in the female lead.
But it feels like it was written for the stage, and while Allen and longtime cinematographer Vittorio Storaro acknowledge the problematic play nature of this outing with garish lighting and tragicomic histrionics, it makes “Wonder Wheel” spin a bit self-consciously.