Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 65 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
There's nothing particularly wild about "Wild," a forward-plodding story of redemption that follows Reese Witherspoon's determined march toward a best actress Oscar nomination.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
12 Dec 2014
fresh:
Not since June Carter Cash in Walk the Line has Witherspoon been so present to a character. Her Cheryl is funny and messy, wounded but not without survival instincts.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
12 Dec 2014
fresh:
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.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
18 Dec 2014
fresh:
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.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Dec 2014
rotten:
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.