Review of Wild (2014) by Kristen P — 15 Feb 2015

Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern are exceptional.

This review of Wild (2014) was written by Kristen P on 15 Feb 2015.

Wild has generally received positive reviews.

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Witherspoon's Cheryl is the kind of complicated female lead we rarely see onscreen; a frustrating and reckless mess with nothing to lose…

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By Jacob D (884) on 19 Sep 2017

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By Sophie B (427) on 19 Oct 2017

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By Rodney W (191) on 28 Jul 2018

A good story. But I can't help but feel women will go on a similar journey as horribly unprepared as Cheryl strayed was…

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By Reagan Gavin Rasquinha (222) for The Times of India (879) on 08 Nov 2017

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Actress Reese Witherspoon, as a damaged and self-destructive woman, gives the most genuine and beautiful performance of her career, and Laura…

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