I love this movie so much

Captivating movie !

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Reese impersonates and acts so well, I was transported to her character psyche. This point of view of the evolution of the woman worked very well for me. The flashbacks were very real as well. Cheryl Strayed was very involved personally and it makes this film even more real than the usual reenactment. The film wasn't too shy about the real story and more force to it. Great film about a great adventure that a real woman had the courage to take. Need more of them!

I usually wouldn't rip a movie apart like I'm about to do because most movies I watch don't irritate, irk or bug this heck out of me. This one did, but maybe that's just a personal thing. I hated this movie! Even though Reese Witherspoon acted the part very well, the movie was pretty boring, very long and drawn out (it dragged) and it was an overly dramatic flick that would not end soon enough. Some of the editing was sub-par with abrupt cross-overs from her memories back to her present-time. Granted, I should have never watched a movie like this on the FXM channel, which is not high- definition and I had to deal with commercials as well. It was by far, the worst movie I've ever had the pleasure of wasting time on. The movie itself was not awful (including the plot), just the little pieces and parts that caused it to drag on. And to think the movie could have been even longer because of the journey she took on that trail. I'm not going to give it a low rating because of my awful experience watching it, but it's not going to get a 7 Star rating. I have to go see what others are saying about it....out of curiosity. It has its own good qualities, so don't take my review of it at too much face value. You really have to watch it and form your own opinion. I think watching it in High Definition would have made a much better experience. Maybe the poor editing issue I experienced was due to that alone.

When the credits rolled I asked myself: "Why have I just watched this film"? A young woman soul-searching after her mother's death ... OK, so Reese Witherspoon is very pretty, but it had to be more than that, and so it was. I think it helps that I backpacked myself - meeting a wide variety of eccentric characters in my journeys(but without the sex, unfortunately). I empathised with Cheryl; enjoyed the score and the cinematography. Plus, there was a bit of feel-good factor towards the end ... and what is wrong with that?

Prepare for the miles you will travel I wish my mother had been that important in my life.Don't be prepared just accept the path you have chosen Shoes are important.OK. I got drunk on rye whiskey and not stoned but the path this movie lead was just as meaningful.It was amazing.There are lessons here but I don't really give a deleted expletive about that.for the sober bunch. never mind. you wouldn't get it anyway.