The Wild

Don't even get me started on how bad this movie is. The people who voted this high clearly are working with the movie company. It's absolutely a pile of garbage. Bad special effects, bad acting, bad storyline, bad plot, etc. 1 star our out 10 for the scenery. The characters were completely unrealistic and the plot extremely flawed. This was marketed as a horror flick but it's was more of a twisted friend drama. There were hardly any horror elements involved in this movie and it dragged on way too long and wore out its welcome. This feels like some amateur university style production. Avoid at all costs.

Four young women are real close, but recently Bea died in an accident, but the person who was there won't talk about it. But it was decided to plan a camping trip in memory of Bea, where they all went. One thing that isn't common with trips like this is that few of the actors ever look like they have camped before. Now this time, regardless that they used a cart to bring in a lot of supplies and gear, it at least had the appearance they had done it before. The film is really about uncovering grievances and dislikes among three who are supposed to be good friends. And it certainly had an ending I didn't see coming. And nice scenery for where it was filmed.

Honestly my favorite kind of movie: a seemingly simple premise that spirals into something totally wild and crazy. The more things unfold the more you're like, wait there's more going on here. I LOVED the whole cast and their dynamic. Anybody who has ever been part of a complicated friend group is going to find themselves resonating with at least one of the main characters. I think it's cool how the movie blends friend group drama with horror tropes, and then flips them. Ending surprised me in the best way, I really wasn't expecting that, and overall the writing is just really sharp and funny.

The Wild is a clever, suspenseful thriller with a really engaging storyline. The writing is sharp, and the plot twists kept me guessing the whole way through. The actors are fantastic, bringing unique, complex characters to life. Emilia's choices and the character dynamics are so intriguing. Some really hilarious laugh out loud moments too. If you enjoy thoughtful, true crime-style mysteries with smart storytelling, this is definitely worth a watch!

I gave this movie a chance last night on Amazon Prime Video, purely based on the fact that it had a 4.5 star rating, but from only 4 votes, which should have been a red flag. I suppose they are the same people (probably from the production team) who left glowing reviews here.

Don't be fooled, it's one of the worst movies I've seen this year. It's listed as "Horror/Suspense" but it's really lacking in both.

Despite a short running time (under 90 minutes) it seems to go on forever with nothing particularly exciting happening until the last 15 minutes, which are still boring as hell. The script and acting are amateurish and instantly forgettable.

In short: try something else.