Wild: Happy Trails

After her mother dies and a drug-fueled downward spiral ending in infidelity and divorce, a young woman picks herself up and heads for the Pacific Crest Trail. Her plan: To hike 1,000 miles and return herself to physical and mental health.

There are blisters and tears and moments of real danger from the elements and people encountered along the way. But the highs outweigh the lows.

Reese Witherspoon plays this woman, and it is a testament to her acting skills that this movie is as good as it is. And this based-on-a-true-story flick is very, very good.