Review of Wild (2014) by Kathleen W — 15 Sep 2016

Wild(2014).

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Gaby Hoffman, W.Earl Brown, Kevin Rankin, Michael Huisman, Thomas Sadoski, Laura Dern, and Mo McRae.

Directed By: Jean-Marc Vallée.

Review.

I've always liked Reese Witherspoon even though I don't see a lot of films with her. My favorite one of hers was Walk The Line. She now produces this amazing film adapted from a novel of the same name written by a woman named Cheryl about her real life journey.

Ravaged by her mother's death, Cheryl Strayed had embarked on the 1,000 mile hike that trek almost impulsively, and her tale is largely internal. "A primal grab for a cure, for the thread of my life that had been served," she writes. "I could feel it unspooling behind me-the old thread I'd lost, the new one I was spinning as I hiked.".

Reese Witherspoon has never been better, I said I don't see her in a lot of films but I hope she can keep getting leads like this I hope to see more of her in the future but I don't think she will be able to top her performance in this at least for quite a while. The supporting cast is great especially standouts like Laura Dern and Gaby Hoffman.

People who read the novel thought this wouldn't be filmed but when you have a director like Jean Marc Vallee you can't go wrong. He made a film that adheres to Strayed's book in a lot of ways. he had delivered a film that is both graceful and gutting.

I liked the soundtrack this film had as well it brought the extravagance of Cheryl's journey to life and made us a part of it. The film is beautifully shot, they can be fast and smooth or slow but still smooth. I liked the cinematography a whole lot.

Powerfully moving and emotionally resonant with a great internal tale, Wild finds director Jean-Marc Vallee and star Reese Wittherspoon working at the peak of their respective powers in a moving working of art. I give Wild a five out of five.