Oh, Sean Penn. I loved him in Mystic River so very much — that was a great career move. And now he's gone and directed an adaptation of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and it's scheduled to open September 21. It's a good pick, really. A nice, bestselling pick. But this trailer promises little more than ooey-gooey dude-soul-search cheesiness. It stars Emile Hirsch as Christopher McCandless, an ambitious young man who graduates college, gives all his money away and hitchhikes to Alaska. Along the way he finds some friends and... he finds himself.
The trailer features some comforting familiar faces, like Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden and Vince Vaughn. But the overall tone of this is so overly sentimental, if there were a Lifetime Television for Men, this would be a made-for-TV movie on that channel. You might see what I mean when you watch the preview, so read more
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Well, I don't see what's wrong with being sentimental. It's based on a true story, I read the book and it was moving and frustrating and very interesting.
1I loved the book -- even though the guy was so foolhardy and insanely naive about the power of nature. This doesn't look like a TV movie. But I don't know know if I could watch this...
2Hahah! Love the "Lifetime for Men" observation! Totally agree!
3i recently saw a longer version of the preview for the film and i thought it was a great movie, made me want to watch it when it comes. i also didn't get the sentimental feel.
4I read this as a senior elective in high school, (my cool teacher suggested it cause I loved Jack London's Call of the Wild, and especially loved White Fang and Krakauer's style is similar) and it definatley stays with you. Emile was a good choice, I just hope its as good as Id like it to be.
5looks pretty good. i also like sean penn in mystic river - very spooky, good acting!
6it looks very interesting, i can't wait to see it
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