Wild

Wild, 2014. A woman goes hiking for three months.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Written by Nick Hornby, based on a book by Cheryl Strayed. Starring Reese Witherspoon, with Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, & Keene McRae.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: B
Enjoyment: It's slow and repetitive; there's absolutely no reason for it to be longer than 90 minutes (it's nearly two hours). Otherwise, it's pretty good. They don't do anything in the way of making me understand the character (or even seem to try), but she's kicked around enough that you can't help empathizing. B

GPA: 2.6/4