ACTING: The casting of the son was so wrong. He looked nothing like his parents and it was super off putting. He's a great actor but he was not right for the role at all.
Jake was the bomb as always, and Carey was ok, if not meh. She almost cracks a smile at one point when she's supposed to be serious.
STORY: I was disappointed at the ending, where Jake's character essentially finds out his wife's been seeing another man, WITH HIS SON AROUND.
I was looking forward for something super dark, since my blood had been boiling throughout the film at the wife's infidelity and disgusting character.
And what happens?
He pours a bit of gasoline on the porch and sets it on fire. A small fire at that.
All is forgiven, and we get this wishy washy ending where everyone is affraid to confront what actually happened... really unsatisfying.
DANO: The director / writer did very well for his first movie, he has had extensive life experience of what a great film looks like so this makes perfect sense.
My only gripe is that some of the shots are really badly framed. Like when the phone rings and the boy sits up on the couch. Half his head is going off frame. These sort of mistakes take you out of the movie, make you realise, oh yeah I'm staring at a screen.
Anyway, decent movie, but extremely forgettable with nothing really to take away except that you should do what's right for your kids and not marry stupid untrustworthy gold digging women.
Review of Wildlife
