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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt has a good director, snazzy visuals and some really funny animals, and that's at least half the battle.
- While the kids are giggling at gambling pigeons and psychedelic chameleons, parents can enjoy a screenplay sensitive to the travails of single fatherhood and the evils of oppression. In The Wild, the most valuable weapons are honesty, tolerance and the ability to be oneself.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerIt's a bright, swiftly paced story with some spirited humor.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanLifting a concept isn't exactly foreign to the world of animation (what's "The Lion King" if not "Bambi" with manes?), but it isn't often a rip-off gets as blatant as The Wild, a flat-out regurgitation of "Madagascar."
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonAdult humor in kiddie films -- of which there is plenty in The Wild -- is not only welcome but, for many adult viewers, essential.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film is a relentlessly loud and ultimately exhausting exercise only partially leavened by the usual heavy doses of wisecracking humor and visual gags.
- 40VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangUninspired character animation and obnoxious banter aside, The Wild is ultimately done in by the persistent stench of been-there-seen-that.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAbout as pedestrian as you can get.
- 33The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThere may be nothing new under the sun, but there are at least films that dress up old tropes in new ways. This isn't one of them.
- 10L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe animation is cheesy; the banter isn't funny; the score is noisy and grating; and the critters look like stuffed animals. The best that can be said for The Wild is that it's a most insincere form of flattery. The worst is that it's a sincere form of theft.