Wild Review — cinemablend.com

Jean-Marc Valle’s wonderful Wild, however, is doing what it can do reverse the current trend. An adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s best-selling memoir, Wild hands the perky, determined Reese Witherspoon her most complicated (and ultimately rewarding) role to date, playing a woman at a crossroads who embarks on a three-month solo hike up the Pacific Crest Trail – a nature path that runs from Mexico to Canada. And while Witherspoon gamely rises to the multiple physical, emotional and spiritual challenges placed before her, it’s Wild’s unique approach to editing – a crucial below-the-line aspect that makes all the difference here – that elevates Valle’s compelling drama and ensures that the focus stays on Strayed’s life journey, not just on her walk.

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