The movie had a good story line but the girls in the forest were ...
587560
The movie had a good story line but the girls in the forest were not believable.  Raunchie in some places.
4568827
In fairy tales, the forest is often a dangerous and deviant space populated with symbolic highwaymen, witches, wolves, and other disruptions of purity.  The new Disney film Into the Woods (adapted from a beloved Broadway musical of which I have almost no knowledge) aims to explore this concept by blending various bedtime-story icons, such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Red Riding Hood and her Wolf.  However, in my minority opinion, it is entirely inert and a shameful failure.  I despise this film.  It bored me to tears, and its pretentious gestures toward "deconstructing" fairy tales to reveal the inner admonishments and warnings are obvious and underdeveloped at best.  I can only praise it on three counts.  Chris Pine delivers a hilarious and refreshing performance, nicely lampooning the cartoon brawn and dashing pomp of Prince Charming archetypes.  Emily Blunt is also fine; her character is a mite bland and retrograde, but Blunt plays her with characteristic poise and conviction.  And there is a single fantastic song, "Agony," featuring the aforementioned Pine as he tears open his shirt to reveal his chiseled chest and falls to his knees to convey the depth of his romantic longing for Cinderella.

Sondheim devotees can crucify me, but I did not find any of the other songs memorable or even particularly tuneful.  Point a gun at my head, and I could not recite a lyric or whistle the melody from any of them a few hours after watching the film.  Many of the actors seem uncomfortable in their roles or at least unsure how to play them, broadly drawn as they are.  Meryl Streep will receive an obligatory Academy Award nomination for her camp turn as a maternal witch, but her scenery-devouring theatrics are unspectacular.  There is no sense she is having quantifiable fun or pushing herself as a performer.  It is just a seasoned pro loudly overacting in even louder wigs.  And it is hard to imagine a key performance in a major motion picture duller than MacKenzie Mauzy's personality-free turn as the witch's (stolen at birth) "daughter," the long-long-haired Rapunzel.  Anna Kendrick also flounders as a muted, indistinct Cinderella.

Director Rob Marshall does an awful job tying the various fairy-tale references and themes together.  There is never a sense this is a single picture depicting a single world nor is there substantial momentum.  The film registers as an overlong, lopsided swarm of halfhearted and unfinished vignettes.  There is also a dearth of visual imagination on Marshall's part.  This project invites pop, spectacle, and a playful visual eye, but he proves a wan non-stylist at every turn.  Much of the action unfolds on the same half acre of studio-lot woodland.  One ongoing subplot involves Cinderella thrice fleeing the prince's ball in fear he will realize her low social standing and fall out of love, but never once does Marshall's camera dare enter the ball itself.  He is satisfied filming the steps again and again.  Nor are we treated to even a single tantalizing glimpse of the land of the giants.  Just closeups of those magic beans.
114124
I myself liked it as I like adventure movies, my kids on the other hand were a little bored. they said that most of it was slow and predictable except for the ending
1326801
It was a good storyline. I found the fact that a eight year old able to live in the wild, as in this story, a bit of a stretch. To be so smart in the forest, with no real instruction was to me a bridge to far. But still I liked the story enough to finish it.
1196028
I liked the story line of this movie, the one thing that made me cringe was overuse of CGI. The gorillas looked ridiculous at the end.
1423489
I'm giving this movie three stars because my granddaughter liked the movie. I didn't like the movie because I thought it was poorly acted. It's the same old plot - rich girl gets in trouble gets sent over the pond to be taught some manners. Repents and all is well in the world. Emma needs a few more acting lessons.
4177275
After seeing the movie I was surprised that the little girl who played the principal character was nominated for an Academy Award.  I suppose if her performance were being compared to other six year olds she'd come out on top.  It was a good performance in pedestrian story.  Her scenes were short as would be expected in someone so young and much of her contribution was in the narration.
789399
The only thing i liked about this movie was the girls and they weren't really much to get crazy over.not near as good as lake placid.
3271040
I read the book first, which I liked.  It was Cheryl Strayed's personal story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and the events in her life that led up to it.  I would recommend the book. It was very descriptive and interesting to me.  The movie, however, I found somewhat dull.  A lot of the details that were in the book were left out of the film.  Also there were several sex scenes in flashback form that I found gratuitous - they did not contribute to the story line or help me understand Cheryl's past.  I probably need to stop seeing movies after reading the books they were based on. I'm usually disappointed.
90844
This was a good movie but I could have done with less of the sexually explicit shots. They were pretty gross and actually made me queesy. Other than that the story was well told and the acting was quite good.
4149632
Overall the movie wasn't bad, I just think that they were too focused on the special effects and not the story. The overall story seemed rushed and what was probably pivotal plot points in the book seemed to be missing from the movie.
4000637
Action was great, storyline was good.. But the love story came off as bad Twilight fanfic. All in all it was a decent movie
4596719
Movie starts out with action with cops saving a girl but it was unclear how they came to save her. Overall I thought it was a good story line but moved at a slow pace for my taste.
4106777
The idea and structure of the main story was good; however, there were a few scenes that didn't seem logical and a few places were a bit cliche. This 2nd movie wasn't detailed enough at all. Feeling that it was pushed by a strict deadline before it was ready for the market. Such a shame.
4825235
It was a good movie. The 2 actors were good-looking and some eye candy. I thought the storyline was not credible.
4825337
From all the reviews I read about Wild I ordered the book.  Most times books are more detailed,then when you watch the movie you are disappointed.  I do believe this movie could have shown more of the struggle both women had with their relationship and addictions.  I also agree with one of the comments that the movie showed the wilderness as with the book not so much. SO, I gave the movie a 3 because there could be no reason not to show the struggle and the ending was a bit disappointing.  I did buy the movie and will watch it again and am looking forward to reading the book.
1424818
But apparently some were distracted by the topless scenes.  It's a shame, because they missed a pretty good movie.

The plot is simple-sounding enough: Sheltered teens being seduced by the gang activity in East LA.  Soon enough, though, they get more than they bargained for, and the consequences devastate them.

The acting is very good, especially Hathaway's, and I admire her for stepping out of her Disney roles, into something more adult.

Even though the premise is nothing new, I recommend it.