“Wonder Wheel” (**1/2 out of four) was an engaging if unconvincing melodrama set in the 1950’s in Coney Island, Brooklyn in which a neglected housewife (Kate Winslet) has an affair with a young lifeguard (Justin Timberlake) but problems arise when the lifeguard soon falls in love with her stepdaughter (Juno Temple) and her loutish husband (James Belushi) begins to find out. Contrived and unbelievable story is made palatable by strong cast, with Winslet’s palpable anguish and anger making this more affecting in the second half. Not one of director Woody Allen’s best films but far from his worst either. Gorgeous cinematography from the great Vittorio Storaro makes this worthwhile.