Wild

Wild

Rating 7.5 out of 10

I have become a fan of Reece Witherspoon.  Didn't really care much for her earlier roles, but think she has become a very good actress.  She spreads her wings here and plays someone who at times is not very nice.

Cheryl Strayed (Witherspoon) enjoys an interesting childhood with her younger brother and flower child (kinda nutty) mother.  Mom is a little on the crazy side yet always upbeat and fun.  When mom gets cancer and dies at an early age Cheryl goes off the deep end.  Gets heavy into drugs, drinking and multiple partners even while married to a good man.

When she finally looks at herself in the mirror and realizes what a mess she has become she decides to do something about it.  She feels if she walks the Pacific Crest Trail alone she can prove to herself what she can do and the peaceful time alone will help her find herself again.

The scenery is incredible.  Witherspoon will probably get an deserved Oscar nomination for her performance. It is an amazing walk.  As she goes along she has flashbacks of her life.  Good things and things that went wrong.  I would say too many flashbacks. Some are redundant and not needed.

Overall this is an entertaining movie with amazing scenery and good acting.  It slows down at times but overall well worth watching.