Small Town Wisconsin (2020) (original) (raw)
After losing a custody battle, perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski steals his son away for one last father-son weekend to the city of their dreams - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. What's supposed to be a light-hearted adventure, transforms into a journey of profound redemption.
After losing a custody battle, perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski steals his son away for one last father-son weekend to the city of their dreams - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. What's supposed to be a light-hearted adventure, transforms into a journey of profound redemption. (less)
Director: Niels Mueller
Starring: David Sullivan, Kristen Johnston, Bill Heck, Cooper J. Friedman
Review by Brian Orndorf, June 8, 2022
8 / 10
Stories about the Midwest tend to include a lot of misery. There�s something about this area of America where joy doesn�t reside, at least according to filmmakers, who tend to use the region as a way to study small-scale tales of depression and hardship. �Small Town Wisconsin� is no different, with screenwriter Jason Naczek examining the difficulties of a man who�s struggled with vices and mistakes his entire life, encountering a family divide that threatens to permanently break him. Naczek makes a clear effort to keep the material approachable, aiming to provide a character study concerning e ...read more...
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