Wild

Well, finally got to see the movie my lady wanted to see, and to be honest I had no idea what to expect. I usually don't run to see the "chick flicks", but I promise that being said it will not deter me from giving an honest review. Lets dive in shall we:

Wild- Another tale of a true story for this holiday movie season. The acting was really genuine from all the actors and actresses involved in this film. Reese Witherspoon gave an academy award winning performance. It was really outside of her usual acting range and a things she's never done-namely nudity! Laura Dern portrayal of the care free, loving life mother appeared very natural.

The Plot-  Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon), has decided to take a personal journey down the Pacific Crest Trail, which is over 1200 miles, and along her adventure she remembers all the things from her past good and bad. Each memory you see flash backs of her mother giving advice, or her abusive father. Another time you see her addiction to heroine, and how she cheated on her husband multiple times. She meets many people along the trail, in her search for her own divinity, as she is able to put her demons to bed.

Overall the movie, though intriguing, with plenty of character development, it came off slow sometimes. I mean, a bear attack or something would've sped things up a tad. The movie really didn't need to be 2 hours, but then again what do i know. Regardless, I can see myself watching this movie again. Its worth the price of admission, but then again it couldn't hurt to watch it on Netflix.

Final Verdict- 8/10- great acting and there were some memorial scenes.

That is it for now, some really great dramas coming out in the month of January, and I'll be there to review as many as I can before school starts again. This is Phil Goes to the Movies, so you don't have to!