Movie #1577 "Wildlife" was the third movie on the second day that I saw at the Chicago Film Festival -- this one cost a bit more to get into because it had a Q and A with Carey Mulligan, one of the stars. This is her film, with a great supporting acting nod from Jake Gyllenhal (who is always good, to me). They are a married couple raising a little boy and trying to deal with him holding down jobs --- at the beginning of the film, they find themselves again in a new area with Jake looking for a job. When he goes away to work in a mine, young mom Mulligan is left to hold the family and house together and find a job on her own --- she finds it easier to get a sugar daddy who will support them with his money. There's a lot of awkwardness in the film because the son is the narrator so we see all this desperation described above through his very young eyes. I liked the tenseness, the slow deliberation of the film, and the very strong acting from all three members in the family. I give it 4 stars out of 5.
"WILDLIFE"
The emotional perils of adolescence are already challenging enough for Joe Brinson, but after his parents' move to Montana causes friction between them, Joe begins to realize that his family is dissolving in front of him.
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