Wildlife
2018, drama
105 minutes
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...
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10
2019-01-10
This film is a wonderful story that’s well told. All of the performances are top notch and Dano is certainly a new voice behind the lens that I’ll be paying attention to. Read more
10
2018-09-20
Paul Dano’s directorial debut is a fascinating attempt as he manages to touch that subtle relationship between the three when you, at some point, will begin analyzing the entire movie beyond what the director simply could offer. Read more
8.0
2019-02-01
This closely observed family portrait, a study of loss and trauma, comes in tones of pervasive sadness. The fully shaped characters convey innate veracity, making us plunge headfirst into their afflictions, hopes, and frustrations. Read more
8.0
2018-11-01
If you lay out Wildlife's plot it doesn't offer much that we haven't seen before in such stories of domestic strife behind the picket fences of suburbia, but it boasts a couple of the year's most compelling performances from Oxenbould and Mulligan, and Dano is canny enough to let his camera focus on capturing their quiet brand of magic. Read more
8.0
2018-10-29
Beguilingly nostalgic in its simplicity and hushed colour palette, the camera maintains a steady gaze on its subjects, often trained on lingering close-ups. It only enhances Wildlife’s compassionate storytelling, and lends the film a wistful atmosphere. Read more
6.0
2018-11-04
Wildlife is effective enough as a family drama, but it lacks the punch-in-the-face factor. Read more
6.0
2018-10-30
The narrative has the potential to develop into a fascinating family drama but it rarely ventures beyond the average only really excelling through the three central performances of its cast. Read more
6.0
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8.0
of Blik Op Film
2019-01-12
Fraai spel en ongecompliceerd camerawerk staan aan de basis van een prachtig ingetogen, psychologisch gelaagd filmdrama. Read more
7.0
2019-04-19
Wildlife is een verdienstelijk regiedebuut van Paul Dano en bovendien een fijn drama over een schrijnende gezinssituatie. Read more
4.0
2018-12-19
Het goede camerawerk was ook nog wel fraai. Vooral de tocht van moeder en zoon naar de grote brand maakte indruk. Het verhaal is alleen waar het echt aan schort. Te voorspelbaar. Read more
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