Into the Wild

Saw Into the Wild Sunday at the regular theater, 21 October 2007, at 235pm. Well-made film by actor-writer-producer-director Sean Penn. Emile Hirsch was outstanding. Excellent performances from other supporting actors (William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden, Jena Malone, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Hal Holbrook.) Everything just went blended together perfectly -- editing, pacing, camerawork, soundtrack from Eddie Vedder, flashbacks, voiceovers. I went into the theater fearing that I might get bored watching a nature documentary, but was relieved in the end, having seen one of the most beautiful pics of the year. (Minor thing -- I didn't like the color and the font that Mr. Penn used in the opening credits. I wished he used the same typewriter font when displaying the chapter titles.)