Wonderfully told

Rating: Null/10 (24 October 2008)

One of the better movies of 2007. If you're a fan of the book "Into the Wild" then you'll be impressed with this production which doesn't take any liberties with the story.
The acting is good and consistent here. The only downside I can see is the occasional poor direction by Sean Penn. Sometimes his "poetic" style is a bit much and a bit forced. We can make some connections on our own without the help of the director.
That being said the scenery is beautiful. The acting is great, especially by Emile Hersch but at times I felt like certain aspects of the story could be cut out to focus more on certain points of Chris' life.