Wild Life
Picturehouse | Release Date: April 14, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenApr 21, 2023
The film is at once gently intimate and breathtakingly expansive in scope. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNick AllenApr 14, 2023
While it has a personal touch of a love letter, this documentary is nonetheless the work of compassionate filmmakers who know any adventure when they see one. Read full review
75
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezMar 15, 2023
Throughout its trials and tribulations, Wild Life softly asks the question: what kind of life do you want to live? What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? And these kinds of inspired actions certainly move the heart and soul and prove that the best of humanity has their heart in the right place at the very least. Read full review
70
VarietyGuy LodgeApr 11, 2023
Sidestepping thornier questions of optics and ownership, Wild Life ultimately takes the side of nature over politics, and most viewers will follow suit. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergMar 16, 2023
It’s still beautiful to look at, but I most enjoyed Wild Life as a complicated procedural about land use (don’t expect to see that blurbed on a poster any time soon). Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiApr 25, 2023
While the altruistic nature of the Tompkins’ intentions finally swayed the hearts and minds of the country, a more thorough examination of this process (and all the lawyers involved) would have been welcomed. But this really isn’t a film that’s interested in that complexity. Read full review
63
Washington PostThomas FloydApr 11, 2023
Wild Life is at its best when it focuses on Kris’s path toward renewed purpose after an unspeakable loss. By committing that journey to film, Vasarhelyi and Chin show off an invaluable skill: knowing when a story is worthy of preservation. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonApr 13, 2023
Kris and Doug’s moving love story should be the emotional foundation of the documentary, but it’s edited in a bit too late. Paradoxically, however, we also crave more scenes of their individual transitions from bohemians to business titans. Read full review
50
IndieWireEsther ZuckermanApr 13, 2023
Where Wild Life could have been a nuanced look into how wealth and ecology collide, instead it’s merely just a celebration of these rich people doing the “right thing” with their money. But who really pays? Read full review
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