Review of Wild (2014) by Dirigiblepulp — 01 Feb 2015
It would have been interesting to see this movie in another director's hands. I liked Jean-Marc Vallee's "Dallas Buyers Club" quite a bit, but here his naturalism and acting first approach shorts the story.
Reese is realy good in the role of Cheryl (maybe not selling the whacked out druggie bit enough however) but it's in service of a story that's not ever present, doesn't feel earned, or cohesive as a whole. There are scenes where Cheryl looks haggard and worn out, but we never see or feel her struggle for survival and redemption in the wilderness. This applies to every aspect of the story. The layering of flashbacks could have used a more poetic touch as well.
It would have been mightily interesting to see what someone like Terence Malick could have done with the story. Nature and wordless flashbacks. Feels right.
This review of Wild (2014) was written by Dirigiblepulp on 01 Feb 2015.
Wild has generally received positive reviews.
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