Book adaptations are as fickle as they come. Some are great (How To Train Your Dragon, Fantastic Mr. Fox) others fail miserably (The Golden Compass, The Lightning Thief). Where does The Wild Things adaptation fall? In the great category.
Max has a rough sister and is doing badly in school. One night, when his Mom's boyfriend comes over, he makes a scene and bites his Mom. After being called a wild thing, he runs off and finds a boat that takes him to a dangerous land. Full of dnagerous inhabitants.
The film impresses thanks to it's "Who Needs Kids?" approach. The film is dark, very dark. But so was the book. In fact, the film takes the books spirit and stretches it to a wonderful 100 minutes that will make you realize something: being a kid is heck. Horrible in other words. Other films would make childhood like like heaven. This says kids are given the worst in life and have to deal with more problems than adults can dream of.
The wild things home is an impressive visual experience. The animatronics/CGI approach gives realism and depth to the creaters. They seem to be exactly as a child might imagine. It's really beautiful. This film may have been snubbed in the Best Picture category, but here at Doug's Domain, it gets an A+!!
Rating: 9.1 out of 10 or A
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