On a dark, cold, wet, rainy day Logan said he wanted to stay home so Heather and I went to see the movie “Wild” starring Reese Witherspoon.

I read the book about two years ago and loved it (my review). The movie does justice to the book. It is totally absorbing and captivating.

The book and the movie are based on the author, Cheryl Strayed‘s journey on the Pacific Coast Trail that stretches from the Mexican border, through California, and into Oregon and Washington. What the book is really about is her grief at the loss of her mother to cancer and Ms. Strayed’s personal collapse after due to her loss.

Reese Weatherspoon did a great job and Laura Dern was fantastic in her role as Strayed’s mother Bobbi. I would not be surprised if there were not Academy Award nominations for the both of them.

President Barack Obama with actress Reese Witherspoon in the Oval Office on June 25, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I highly recommend the movie. There are several steamy nude scenes so leave the kiddos home.

Check out the Wild web site. All sorts of fun stuff there.