
Mackenzie, a troubled but daring teenage girl, is sent by her struggling mother to live with her uncle in Juneau, Alaska. Although Uncle seems like a supportive caretaker and friend, the relationship turns and Mackenzie is forced to run. Trying to make her way back to Seattle alone to find her absent mother, Mackenzie only winds up deeper in the Alaskan interior. Lost and with no one else to turn to, she shadows a loner backpacker, Bartlett, an unlikely father figure with sca... (Full plot summary below)
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Mackenzie, a troubled but daring teenage girl, is sent by her struggling mother to live with her uncle in Juneau, Alaska. Although Uncle seems like a supportive caretaker and friend, the relationship turns and Mackenzie is forced to run. Trying to make her way back to Seattle alone to find her absent mother, Mackenzie only winds up deeper in the Alaskan interior. Lost and with no one else to turn to, she shadows a loner backpacker, Bartlett, an unlikely father figure with scars of his own. Together, they cross the wilderness and discover sanctuary in the last frontier.
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| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshWildlike is an uncommon and deeply sensitive take on this type of story. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterFinds beauty, calm, and trust between two strangers and makes it as compelling an experience as any big-budget spectacle could ever hope to create. |
| Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyGreenwood brings his usual A-game, generating great chemistry with Purnell in their ad hoc paternal relationship, but she's the revelation. |
| New York TimesDaniel M. GoldThe Wildlike landscapes are exhilarating, but when the film works, it’s because of the interiors. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenEssentially a two-hander with solid performances and minimalist dialogue. |
| The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakWildlike is not a traditional Hollywood feel-good buddy road movie, but a semi-slow burn experience that takes its subject matter and characters seriously while unrolling the central relationship of the story in a refreshingly deliberate pace. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsFrank Hall Green, directing his own script, maintains a poker-faced perspective, offering no hints as to where the story might lead and allowing scenes to unfold casually. |
| Anchorage PressIndra ArriagaWildlike is a strong film that takes its time building the story and exploring the outdoors as well as the protagonists' internal conflict and subsequent character development. |
| Bust MagazineKellie GalentineWildlike is a little over 90-minutes, but feels like it's 180. |
| Moveable FestStephen SaitoThrow in two engaging performances from its leads and it's a film worth talking about, especially considering how it's born out of a topic that so few do discuss. |