precise, controlled and emotionally acute, this adaptation of Richard Ford's short fourth novel, examines the disintegration of a marriage from the point of view of the couple's 14-year-old son and does so with gentle precision and narrative economy
Paul Dano, is a natural-born filmmaker, with an eye for elegant spare compositions that refrain from being too showy; they rarely get in the way of the story he's telling; The tale itself is resonant and absorbing, though in a highly deliberate way
both actors are great; Paul Dano has created a quiet film that slowly reveals its power and complexity like a novel. "Wildlife" is confident and patient and mature. It may be a small film, but its power is massive
