Wildlife

2018

PG-13

1h 45m

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6.6/10

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14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.

Directors

Paul Dano

Writers

Paul Dano(screenplay by)

Zoe Kazan(screenplay by)

Richard Ford(book by)

Stars

Jake Gyllenhaal

Carey Mulligan

Ed Oxenbould

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Jerry Brinson

Jeanette Brinson

Joe Brinson

Ruth-Ann

Warren Miller

Forester

Mr. Cartwright

Clarence Snow

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Coach

Esther

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Teacher

Female Employee

Older Policeman

Lady (uncredited)

Football Player (uncredited)

Kaye Brownlee-France

Grocery Store Customer (uncredited)

Directors

Paul Dano

Writers

Paul Dano(screenplay by)

Zoe Kazan(screenplay by)

Richard Ford(book by)

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5/10

**Warning: Gyllenhaal is not the lead here** We see a boring family break apart from the perspective of the young boy. End of story. Safe to say there is no story, but there could easily have been one. Clearly the father is the most interesting character in "Wildlife". Being fired from a job that is not that good in the first place, he retains some of his pride and self-respect by refusing an offer to go back to that kind of work, an offer from the very same people who discarded him before. Instead he shows everybody and himself what it means to work hard, for little money, and do some good in the process. That is the story that should have been explored, not the son's take on things who, admittingly, acts admirable in the face of adversity, but is just not very interesting as a human being. Maybe it would have helped if the actor had any screen presence, or would have even remotely looked like his parents, for believability. Acting is great, from everybody in the film. Setting is awesomely done, camera work is fine. Score is not memorable, but that might be because the pace of the movie is so off, considering there was nothing to tell. 2 January 2019 I am migrating my reviews from a different site which has become simply garbage. TMDB looks awesome and I look forward to be a part of it.

5rJoud02 Jul, 2021