Wetlands (2017 film) explained
| Wetlands |
| Director: | Emanuele Della Valle |
| Producer: | Emanuele Della Valle |
| Starring: | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Heather Graham
Christopher McDonald
Reyna de Courcy
Jennifer Ehle |
| Music: | Trevor Gureckis |
| Cinematography: | Barry Markowitz |
| Editing: | Ray Hubley |
| Studio: | Mediabend
Wetlands Productions |
| Distributor: | Abramorama |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Wetlands is a 2017 American crime thriller film written and directed by Emanuele Della Valle and starring Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Heather Graham, Christopher McDonald, Reyna De Courcy and Jennifer Ehle. Michael Shamberg served as an executive producer of the film.
Premise
A disgraced Philadelphia police detective attempts to make a new start in Atlantic City with the help of his daughter and new partner.
Cast
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Detective Babel "Babs" Johnson
- Heather Graham as Savannah
- Jennifer Ehle as Kate Sheehan
- Christopher McDonald as Detective Paddy "Red" Sheehan
- Reyna de Courcy as "Surfer Girl"
- Celeste O'Connor as Amy Johnson
- Murphy Guyer as Captain Schmidt
- Rob Morgan as Sergeant Walker
- Jake Weber as Sergeant McCulvey
- Barry Markowitz as "Lollipop"
- Louis Mustillo as Jimmy "Coconuts"
- Tyler Elliot Burke as Alfie
- Sean Ringgold as "Big G"
- Anthony Mackie
- Lauren LaVera as "Buttercup" / Pusher
- Pamela Dunlap as Mrs. Harrington
- Lynne Wintersteller as The Landlady
- Lou Morey as Kenny
- Peter Jacovini as Lollipop's Thug
- William Jacovini as Lollipop's Thug
- Vincent Riviezzo as Mobster
- Dona Gregorio as Lollipop's Girl
- Dana Kreitz as Stripper
- Justine Denea Cassady as Go-Go Dancer
- Natalie Paige Bentley as Party Girl
- Lillian Cartagena as Call Girl
- Darien Davis as Call Girl
- TJ Martin as Drunk Old Man
Release
The film was released in theaters on September 15, 2017.[1]
Reception
The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars.[3] Alan Ng of Film Threat gave the film a 2 out of 5.[4]
Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Apparently moviemaking keeps getting easier while writing keeps getting harder — Wetlands being yet another example of a film whose surface technical polish can only do so much to gloss over the coarse, clumsy screenplay that flummoxes its cast."[5]
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Stronger on style than substance."[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Desta. Yohana. Wetlands: How a First-Time Director Found Inspiration in Gritty New Jersey Surf Culture. 29 August 2017. Vanity Fair. 11 December 2020.
- Web site: Wetlands. Rotten Tomatoes. 11 December 2020.
- Web site: Sobczynski. Peter. Wetlands. 15 September 2017. RogerEbert.com. 11 December 2020.
- Web site: Ng. Alan. Wetlands. 15 September 2017. Film Threat. 11 December 2020.
- Web site: Harvey. Dennis. Film Review: ‘Wetlands’. 15 September 2017. Variety. 11 December 2020.
- Web site: Scheck. Frank. 'Wetlands': Film Review. 14 September 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 11 December 2020.
