Based on 247 votes and 34 reviews.
He survived for over 100 days in Alaska, alone. He went in looking for a challenge, and got one. He was ready to come home, and a series of seemingly little mistakes, came at the ultimate cost. He was not a spoiled kid, or an idiot. Even with the story being "dumbed down" for our viewing, many apparently still arent getting it
the kid waisted his life and blamed his parents typical poor me story kids a idiot and dies an idiots death
Once in awhile a movie comes along that just leaves me in total awww..Well folks this is one of those movies.Visually brilliant and amazing story. I left the theatre wanting to see it again. I loved this movie and it will go down as one of my favorites of the year.
I would have given it zero stars however that option was unavailable. A complete waste of time about a kid that had no business being in that type of environment given his level of survival skills.
I couldn't help but think that the young man was a "lost soul" and that he would never find what he was looking for on his journey.He certainly was no "Survivorman" amd wasted his life foolisly.Amazing visuals and a journey worth watching though it may leave you very sad.
great story and beautiful scenery. a bit slow in parts. excellent music/soundtrack. not a must see, but a decent watch.
Amazing - I cried!!
I just finished the book in time to see the movie. This is an amazing story. Thinking to myself how great the movie was turning out to be, I started to think perhaps i was biased to show it favor. I answered myself though with the realization, when have I ever went into a movie with high expectations for a hollywood production, and those high expectations werent let down? Let downs are pretty much a given when it comes to movies. Not this time though. Krakauer wrote an amazing book on this story, and Sean Penn was up to the challenge in giving me a visual picture to compare to the mental one I had created. Never before have I stood up and looked around after the movie, to see so many peopl
This movie moved me like no other in a very long time. I have seen it three times and cant get enough! Great soundtrack by Eddie Vedder too.
Visually stunning! An incredible, true story!