Often too concerned with how smart he's being, Sean Penn gets the quiet moments right while some of the more dialogue-intensive come off poorly.
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09/30/08
Into the Wild (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 168
Fresh: 140
Rotten:28
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus: With his sturdy cast and confident direction, Sean Penn has turned a complex work of non-fiction like Into the Wild into an accessible and poignant character study.
Runtime: 2 hrs 28 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Sep 21, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $18,173,360
Synopsis: Jon Krakauer's bestselling nonfiction book about the life of Chris McCandless is finally brought to the big screen in INTO THE WILD. Directed by Sean Penn, the film opens in 1992, when Chris (Emile Hirsh) is a promising college graduate.... [More]
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone
Director: Sean Penn
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Reviews for Into the Wild
Hirsch may be the talk of Into the Wild, but Penn should be commended for putting together such a strong cast.
07/23/08
Perhaps destined to follow the same emotional arc as the true story it portrays, the film starts with great promise, passion, and inspiration only to quietly wane.
07/16/08
A tale of life needlessly lost by a young man who realizes too late that reckless self-reliance is not necessarily the path to self-awareness. That he fails to realize this sooner is tragic; that the film celebrates the misunderstanding is bewildering.
04/10/08
Sean Penn deserves huge credit for the gentle hand he has used in telling this incredible story.
03/19/08
Into the Wild is a film to meditate on. It's long, it's not particularly fast moving but it struck me in a carnal fashion.
03/18/08
Thoroughly entertaining Hollywood fare which holds up a dope as a person deserving of admiration.
02/29/08
Christopher learns too late that one must love and fear nature in equal measure and that happiness is meaningless without someone with whom to share it.
02/28/08
Encaixa-se perfeitamente na filmografia de Sean Penn, que, como diretor, parece se especializar em histórias tristes e desesperançosas que buscam investigar a natureza humana através do que ela tem de mais angustiante.
02/23/08
Chris' relationship with the machine of expectations and responsibilities is tried by Keener and Holbrook in particular, but he sticks to his guns and leaves a wake of bittersweet gaps behind him."
02/16/08
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02/01/08
It is an excellent, first-rate account of a story that, depending on your perspective, did or didn't end so well for Christopher Johnson McCandless (a terrific Emile Hirsch).
12/19/07
The engrossing true-life drama of an idealistic young man who yearns to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness and to reap the soulful benefits of solitude in the spirit of Thoreau.
12/15/07
While it does lag in some areas, it's truly an entertaining, utterly fascinating, and fantastic epic...
11/29/07
Powerful study of a young man who killed himself in search of spiritual purity.
11/27/07
The role of the rebellious adventurer intent on doing things his own way is the kind of role Sean Penn might have taken on himself twenty five years ago, but Penn makes his mark this time as screenwriter and director
11/22/07
Latest News for Into the Wild
March 27, 2008:
Jay Cassidy on Into the Wild: The RT Interview
Jay Cassidy, editor of critically acclaimed film, Into the Wild, talks to RT about his long term collaboration with Sean Penn and making films in the wilds of Alaska. More...
March 03, 2008:
RT on DVD: Into the Wild, Things We Lost In The Fire, My Kid Could Paint That Arrive
Into the Wild, Sean Penn's lyrical adventure about a young idealist on a cross-country trek, leads new releases this week. More...
February 22, 2008:
Into the Wild's Jay Cassidy Talks Oscar Nomination with RT
Sean Penn's critically acclaimed film, Into the Wild, tells the story of Chris McCandless who hitchhiked into the Alaskan wilderness with tragic consequences. Long time Penn... More...
January 28, 2008:
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