Wildlife (2018)
Storyline
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
Cast
Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Darryl Cox, Mollie Milligan, Bill Camp, John Walpole, John Walpole, J. Alan Davidson, Ed Oxenbould, Zoe Colletti, Kathy Kelly Christos, Lexi Anastasia, Travis W Bruyer, Erik P. Resel, Cate Jones, Blaine Maye, JR Hatchett, Sara Moore, Kaye Brownlee-France, Ginger Gilmartin, Marshall Virden, Russell Herrera Jr., Shane D. Davidson, Kristen Melling, Kami King, Richard L. Olsen, Laurie Cummings, Stacy Casaluci, Avery Bagenstos, Ashton Moffitt, Connie Lynn Moore, Michael Gibbons, Jennifer Rogers, Devin Montgomery, Matt Coulson, Ronnie Felts, Nick Swezey, Jay Dee, John Reimer, Dakota Dennis, Dale Murphy, Justin Sheldon, Jordan Preston, Nick Marchetti, Tom Huston Orr, Dustin Wilson, Greg Williams, Ashlynn Ree, Taylor Fono, Chris Dry, Chris Bodelle, Stephanie Ballard, Charles Lipps, Tryston Skye, Curtis D. Tucker
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Reviews
100
[Dano] gives his actors space so that the rhythms are their own, and they hold us through the tough final scenes and bittersweet ending. This is a superb film.
91
In capturing the crumbling of a family and the scars left behind, Paul Dano has made a fascinatingly complex portrait of the fracturing of American ideals.
91
Dano crafts an unsparing portrait that’s harsh and humane in equal measure.
80
The script dares to go deep and confront what is going on in the hearts and minds of all three family members, but it does so articulately and without hysteria.
80
As a director, Dano prefers static camera setups and uncluttered frames, emphasising the mundane nature of the drama, which only allows the increasing darkness of this tale to become more upsetting.
