Into The Wild

"In some ways, adapter-director Penn has made a lyrical youth-rebellion flick in the classic late '60s/early '70s mode, or at least something that will be interpreted as such by viewers who'll buy the ecstatic aspects of McCandless' odyssey. Others may find the character, portrayed by Emile Hirsch, annoyingly over-endowed with undergraduate self-righteousness, borrowed ideals and resentment toward (who else but) mom and dad..."

"This is a serious, personal movie about what it is to be human, and what happens when we admire nature more than humanity: does it make us less than human, or do we fulfil and even transcend our humanity? There is food for thought and food for every kind of feeling in Sean Penn's outstanding film..."

"A long, devastating and poetic journey worth taking..."

"A complete change of pace for writer-director, Sean Penn. It's his warmest, most celebratory and most completely realized film and, though you might not guess it from the material, it is also arguably his most personal???"

"With the whole of America as his backdrop, Penn pulls off his most ambitious movie yet. The result is a beautiful and thought-provoking road movie..."

"You don't have to be a hippy/philosopher/runaway or refugee from the excesses of modern society to appreciate this film..."

"It can sometimes feel like the pit stops are too long and Penn has an annoying tendency to draw attention to the camera, but for every indulgence the journey remains compelling. McCandless is such a vivid and enigmatic character - a force of nature in himself - that his story grips you till the bitter end???"