Review of Wild (2014) by 5Thstfreddie — 25 Dec 2014
It's a testimony to how bad movies have become that the allegedly good movies are so bad. This is Reese Witherspoon walking 1,000 miles without changing expressions except when she loses a toe nail. It's a text book example of one way not to use FLASHBACKS - trying to build drama in the past because you can't make the effort to build any in the present.
There's no real drama or conflict with anyone she meets or anything she does in the present. It's a solid "C minus" in the pantheon of great hiking movies. If you want to see how this should be done, watch Sean Penn's marvelous "Into the Wild" where one actually cares about the whacky guy who gives up everything for - the Wild.
Wild, this isn't: MILD would be a much more appropriate title.
This review of Wild (2014) was written by 5Thstfreddie on 25 Dec 2014.
Wild has generally received positive reviews.
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