Wild (2014)
With the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother, Cheryl Strayed has lost all hope. After years of reckless, destructive behavior, she makes a rash decision. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, alone.
8 January 1982, New York City, New York, USA
6 July 1969, Waukegan, Illinois, USA
5 January 1938, Toledo, Ohio, USA
1 July 1976, Bethany, Connecticut, USA
May 11, 2017
Despite all of its faults, Wild engaged me on a purely emotional level [...] I truly believe its heart is in the right place. When it connects emotionally, the tears you will shed are well-earned.
August 10, 2016
Vallée's film is all about Reese, who's in every scene and visibly loses weight as her trek continues. What a wonderful performance.
January 05, 2015
If nothing else, Wild offers a first-rate advertisement for the purifying abilities of the great outdoors.
June 07, 2016
For all of the trouble 'Wild' takes to get into Strayed's head, you'd think they might've drafted filmmakers with a little bit more experience living in a place like that.
December 18, 2014
Wild may sound like a film about redemption, but it's more about learning to live with what you can't control - and accepting what you can control, which is sometimes just as difficult.
January 05, 2015
There's neither cinematic majesty to the vistas (and I saw the movie on a very big screen and sat very close to it) nor intimacy to the ground that Strayed treads.
December 18, 2014
What do you do when your heroine is tough but emotionally hurt, bright but glib, grown but immature? Make a film about her that is both painful and uplifting.
January 05, 2015
Witherspoon et al have done justice to Strayed's story.
October 07, 2016
Nick Hornby's script feels a bit uneven, with a few too many whispery voiceovers, but Witherspoon's temerity carries the day.
June 05, 2016
Modern hiking is a secular cousin of the pilgrimage; it heals through hardship, loneliness, silence, and beauty. The very fine 'Wild' depicts one woman's inner transformation.
October 14, 2015
It captures an emotional memoir without making it feel like a didactic tale of triumph over adversity.
July 14, 2016
Reese Witherspoon makes a strong case for the best actress Oscar.
