Into the Wild
Dvd release date: 03/04/2008
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Sean Penn
Category: Action & Adventure
Rated: R
“Into The Wild” is inspired by a true story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), a young man who abandons his life of comfort to pursue the freedom of life on the road, a quest that leads him to the Alaskan wilderness and the ultimate challenge of his life. Screenplay and directed by Sean Penn and featuring an all-star cast including William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener and Hal Holbrook, “Into The Wild” is “as stirring, entertaining and steadfastly thrilling as it is beautiful.” (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). (Publisher)
Summary of critic ratings:
Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: *** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: ***1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: ***1/2 (out of four)
Overall: *** (out of four)
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