This movie made me believe that anything is possible...

Rating: 10/10 (15 September 2007)

I went into the debut screening of Into the Wild, expecting a two and a half hour snooze fest... I ate my words within the first five minutes of the movie! I truly believe that you can feel when your in the presence of greatness... I felt it when I saw the world premiere of Crash three years ago, in the exact same theater and I felt it once again watching Into the wild.
Emile Hirsh gives a gripping performance as John McCandess, at times it felt as though I was watching an incredible documentary. I never once though of him as an actor portraying a character but instead it almost felt life like! He deserves Mr. Oscar and so does Penn just for the stunning imagery alone.
Hal Holbrook melted my heart and his performance brought tears to my eyes- he is incredible, yet maybe shared 15 minutes of the screen time. I cannot say enough about him- sheer genius casting. Catherine Keener shined in her role as the hippie mom type, to which I think she deserves to be considered in the Supporting Actress category.
Eddie Vedder brings each scene come alive with his perfectly place music.
Go see this movie it will change your life- the underlying themes and true life premise make you rethink what is possible in life. John Mc Candess was a hero in his own right and Emile Hirsh is trying to tell the whole world with this performance. Trust me you wont be disappointed!