Review of Wild (2014) by Lyn — 26 Dec 2014
I admired Cheryl Strayed's book very much -- the sheer harsh honesty of it. The movie does a pretty good job conveying the pain that drove her to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, through some nicely done flashbacks.
Still, I had a hard time with Witherspoon in the lead role (and she is on screen virtually every moment). Cheryl Strayed the author actually is attractive, but it's hard to make a "real person" out of Witherspoon's perky, porcelain-skinned perfection merely by mussing her hair.
I would love to have seen what an actress like Saoirse Ronan might have done with the part.
This review of Wild (2014) was written by Lyn on 26 Dec 2014.
Wild has generally received positive reviews.
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