Clichés Abound

Rating: 3/10 (28 September 2010)

This film recounts the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who decided to drop out of society and go live in the wilds of Alaska. Penn should stick to his day job. He employs every cinematic cliché known to man in an attempt to romanticize the story and portray the McCandless as a hero. Apparently McCandless was so charming that he instantly bonded with everyone he met on his journey, and everyone he met was a hippie. However, based on the evidence presented here, the guy was nothing more than a pretentious, self-absorbed, and irresponsible jerk who put his family through hell. Slow motion is utilized in every other scene, effectively doubling the length of the film.