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

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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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7/10

Ed Axenbould holds this together quite well as the teenage "Joe". His day to day life is thrown into turmoil when his father "Jerry" (Jake Gyllenhaal) gets laid off. Struggling to make ends meet with his wife "Jeanette" (Carey Mulligan) he decides to take a job some way away, a decision that leaves his wife feeling abandoned. The youngster must now cope with his mother's creative methods of dealing with the stresses and strains whilst reconciling his own feelings about both her and his absentee dad, of whom he is really fond. To be fair, not a great deal actually happens here - it is really just a delicately written observation on how relationships struggle once the family bedrock is compromised. Axenbould gives quite an assured performance (though an hair stylist is definitely in order), as does Mulligan and her wealthier friend Bill Camp ("Miller") - a man of whose motives we are never quite sure. The small town mentality is exposed, sure, but so is the distinct lack of opportunities; and as the couple split for purely practical reasons, the story makes us realise just how precarious many an otherwise robust relationship might be when put under such pressures. As usual, Gyllenhaal offers little here, but the other two deliver well.

Geronimo196715 Apr, 2024