Into the Wild movie review

Into the Wild: Sean Penn steps behind the camera to direct the real life adventure of Christopher McCandless. McCandless had some intriguing ideas about society and the way people should live their lives. After graduating from college at the top of his class, he decided to give away his entire savings ($24,000) to charity, dispose of all of his ID's and credit cards, and live off the land in Alaska. He was not running from some killer cyborg – he just wanted to live life his way. The movie tells the story of not only his time in Alaska, but of the people he met on his journey along the way. The film was beautifully shot and had a couple of good performances from Bill Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden who play Christopher’s parents. Playing the lead, McCandless – is Emile Hirsch. He did an adequate job, but failed to reel me in emotionally. I wanted to care more. I did like the way Mr. Penn decided to put the movie together – jumping between the time Christopher is in Alaska by himself and the voyage he took to get there. In addition, the use of voiceovers by the many people Christopher touched in his life brought some strong sentiment. I just felt the movie needed more of that. I think it was a case of too many people with not enough emotional ties between them to give me the payoff I wanted.
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If this movie had parents they would be: Grizzly Man & A River Runs Through It

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This film is rated R