Wild Child (2008)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Nick Moore

Writer (WGA):

Lucy Dahl (written by)

Release Date:

14 August 2008 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father. |

Plot Keywords:

Boarding School | Teenager | Fire | Bitch | Spoiled Child

Cast

Emma Roberts	...	Poppy
Lexi Ainsworth	...	Molly
Shelby Young	...	Ruby
Johnny Pacar	...	Roddy
Aidan Quinn	...	Gerry
Natasha Richardson	...	Mrs. Kingsley
Georgia King	...	Harriet
Eleanor Turner-Moss	...	Charlotte
Ruby Thomas	...	Jane
Kimberley Nixon	...	Kate
Juno Temple	...	Drippy
Linzey Cocker	...	Josie
Sophie Wu	...	Camilla 'Kiki'
Shirley Henderson	...	Matron
Alex Pettyfer	...	Freddie

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some coarse and suggestive content, sex references and language - all involving teens. (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

98 min | USA:124 min

Country:

USA | UK | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:6 | UK:12A | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Malta:U | Argentina:13 | Mexico:A

Filming Locations:

Balls Park, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

This was Natasha Richardson's final film before her death on March 18, 2009.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Drippy hands Poppy the Wagonwheel, it's whole. When Poppy hands it back, there's a bite missing from it, despite the fact that Poppy won't eat it because it's "carbs and sugar!"

Quotes:

Poppy: Welcome to Malibu, biatch!

Movie Connections:

References Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Soundtrack:

About You Now

Strange Movie

I had never heard of this movie when I...acquired it...so I did not know what to expect. After a few minutes, I believed that I had predicted the rest of the movie based on some other movies that seemed to resemble this one; however, I found that it was somewhat different than the others of its genre: none of the other movies like this one have made me dislike the protagonist of the movie so much. Throughout the entire movie, she never won me back over, and I don't think she was supposed to.

If the writers intended this, then it is kind of interesting and I may watch it again. If it was unintended, then it just sucked. This confusion is why I gave it a 5.

I was just wondering if anyone else was in this particular quandary.