BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

SquigglyCrunch Wildlike follows a teenage girl as she goes to live with her uncle. She soon realizes that circumstances at home with her uncle are unbearable and ultimately she runs away, where she meets an older man about to go hiking. I love the title. It's a simple word that is rarely used in the English language, and it fits the movie pretty well. It's a small thing that proves that the director gave a bigger crap about this movie than some others might've. There are some pretty nice scenic shots in this movie. They aren't anything I haven't seen before, but they were pretty at least. The actors are pretty good. I bought each performance, and the writing accompanying them was pretty good too. It was like each part was written for the actor who played them. They manage to embody these characters really well. The movie spends a decent amount of time developing certain plot points. I specifically appreciated this at the beginning of the movie when the girl and her uncle first start living together. Their relationship is pretty well developed, although short lived, and there're a couple great scenes involving the uncle alone in his room. We as the audience see the turning point in him when he decides to make living with him unbearable, and we see him struggling with this decision and it's something we just don't see every often in movies. It brings humanity to the bad guy right off the bat, and I really appreciated that. The two main characters Kenzie and Bart have really good chemistry, and I really enjoyed seeing them on screen together and interacting and all that. I quite enjoyed the soundtrack as well. There were a handful of good songs throughout, and most of them suited the movie pretty well too. Unfortunately the story does fall flat on it's face from time to time. When the actual hiking starts it's kind of forced. There's not really a good reason for it to actually happen and serves more as filler, character development, and scenic shots. The last two of those things are good, but like I said, it's pretty forced. You as the audience are able to understand for the most part why it happens, but it's still kind of dumb. Overall Wildlike is pretty good. There's some great chemistry between the two main characters, some good actors, the main 'antagonist' is great and very human, the soundtrack is good and the scenery is pretty, but the plot is often forced for the sake of story progression. In the end I'd recommend this movie.

david-970-726740 First, this has to be seen on the big screen, the beauty and vastness of Alaska is creatively captured by Hillary Spera, and certainly compliments the intuitive and perceptive story written and directed by Frank Hall Green.For an independent film, it packs a powerful punch on some important social issues in a way that lands deep into your emotions. You react however you want, but you will be moved. Also, for an independent film it features some powerful performances from some big names, Bruce Greenwood (I Robot, Star Trek, Flight) and Ella Purnell an up-and- coming British star on stage (Oliver!) and film (Kick Ass 2, Intruders). American Literary Magazine noted this is "A genre-defying film with an unmistakable indie spirit…" and I will concur 100%. But think about that phrase: genre- defying AND having an independent spirit? Isn't that was we all want in a movie? Wildlike delivers this dramatic story BEYOND the "dramatic" category, the term "emotionally affected" needs to enter the sea of descriptive adjectives for classifying films, for Wildlike does hit deep in the delivery of emotional reaction.In spades.

eyeintrees At no time did I not feel for the female lead in this movie. The actress portrayed the huge struggles in her life with her face and eyes despite the minimal script, or because of it... and all the trauma of being abused, afraid, entrapped, alone and homeless, and then surviving as best she could, with utmost realism. Not once did she err on the side of overacting or melodrama.The male leads were also perfectly cast and did an excellent job.I have no idea what was going on with the countryside in the Alaskan mountains, whereby either the camera was hand-held and the scenery was jumping or it was superimposed... that was weird but only lasted for about 10 minutes of the movie... not in a big way but it was a little amateurish.I would have liked to have learned why the girl's father died... we didn't and so, under the assumption that her mother was an addict who was supposed to be in 'treatment' but who checked herself out and disappeared, did this poor young protagonist have a father who od'd, was dysfunctional etc etc??I got the impression that the situation presenting in this movie regarding the sexual abuse was not new to the girl in the role and that perhaps this 14 year old had just being going the 'easy route' with a long list of abusive mother's boyfriends for years... it certainly wasn't portrayed as if this kind of abuse was new to her, rather that the way she had learned to cope with it was to deal with it as per the movie shows.In my experience, if a young person feels unsupported and that there is no one who cares or to turn to, they develop low key coping mechanisms but begin to show the long term side effects of the abuse as a 'life skill'.All very well done until the worst ending in living history, making me feel I had just sat and watched an intelligent and powerful movie until the director or somebody got bored and yelled 'cut' without any even vaguely, not even close to an intelligent ending.I have no idea what happened. Frankly, the guy should have been taken to the police and so on. No idea what happens in the end. I was left feeling like a pancake... flat and covered in layers of sugar coated junk.

mary rachel dudley wildlike is directed by frank hall green. wildlike stars bruce greenwood and ella purnell. wildlike director of photography is hillary spera.wildlike is a beautiful movie wrapped in cinematographic splendor.it is perfection front to back. you will find flawless acting/directing.there are no drugs, in-your-face nonstop action, murder, special effects, violence, cgi...but simply the most important element, a relationship between two compelling characters and the kindness and compassion of a complete stranger. true movie-making/storytelling at its finest.