Wild Child Movie
Storyline
TAGLINES PLOT SUMMARY
A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.
| Emma Roberts | Poppy |
| Lexi Ainsworth | Molly |
| Shelby Young | Ruby |
| Johnny Pacar | Roddy |
| Aidan Quinn | Gerry |
| 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 |
| Paul Butterworth | Fireman |
| Nick Moore |
5.90 out of 10 (1038 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Fairly Entertaining
posted on 27 Aug 2009If you're my age, you'd mostly thinks that I'm crazy for even watching the movie and writing a comment for it. But, I've thought about it and decided, why not? I came across this movie by accident, I never followed the entertainment world since I left High School, it's not that important in my book. I was at first skeptical, that I must admit. Still, I am glad I looked pass that and went on to watch the entire movie. The movie is, first, definitely not any Oscar or any award material. It's just some feel good movie. Something that makes you laugh and wanted to hate the villain. It's done fairly well in my book. Though to me, Emma Roberts looked too much like she's trying to "Addie Singer"-ed the role (yes I did watch Unfabulous, I have young cousins) and turned it Malibu. From where I stand, I think Ms Roberts could have done better, but she's young, I suppose there are time to learn. Alex Pettyfer aren't too bad, but seeing I've watched Strombreaker, I couldn't stop seeing him as "Alex Rider" just yet. He's a little stiff, but pleasant.Frankly, if you're expecting some high roll movie, and have too much of an expectations, you would be disappointed. However, if you look at the movie just as another work of art, you'd find it fairly enjoyable. It's not exactly a masterpiece nor is it going to put the actors on the map of the world, but if you really thought about it, you could possibly see those characters around you, in the people you know in your life or the ones in Hollywood. It's funny, not too dramatic, sweet, slightly eccentric and somewhat charming in its own way. Though, seriously, can anyone stop comparing places and schools in England to Hogwarts? "What's this? Hogwarts" -- That line, the movie would have been better off without it. And overall, the movie is not too bad; moderate acting skills, slightly predictable storyline and not a bad movie to watch every now and then to take your mind of 'seriousness'.
Nonsensical. Silly. Entertaining.
posted on 19 Aug 2009Poppy (Roberts) is a spoiled rich Malibu teen who has gone too far after playing an over-the-top prank and making her dad (Quinn) snapped. Thus, deciding to send her to an English boarding school for girls. She is, of course, taken in as an outsider, becoming Harriet's (King), the School Head Girl, greatest nemesis in mere seconds. But the headmistress (Richardson) really would like to help her mend her ways. She bonds with her roommates (Nixon, Temple, Wu and Cocker), after a rough start and they agree to help her get expelled so that she could go back home. Of course, cliché as it may sound, these friendship and a crush on the headmistress' son, Freddie (Pettyfer), give her second thoughts.I can say that this move is like Mean Girls, except the girls aren't as mean. We get an American girl who's ignorant about all-thing Brit (and the other way around). Poppy came to the school overdressed, and thought that somebody will carry her bags for her, and was completely oblivious about the school hierarchy. You might think this is another fish-out-of-the-water type of film, but it's more than that.The movie is witty, fun, honest, and slightly intelligent enough to make it watchable. It's nothing new, but it's pretty entertaining.As the movie progresses, we see the character, mostly Poppy, develops. We get to learn why she is this "wild child" in the opening scene, and why she's so mean and ignorant about other people.It all get slightly predictable towards the end...everything comes crashing down, Poppy's friendship is heading for breaking point, Freddie is angry with what Poppy has done, and she is on the brink of being kicked out of the school. So she only gets on chance to make everything alright again. School movies will do better without this kind of scenes. Anyway, the ending is quite emotional and touching, it'll make up for the rest of the clichéd trip you take since the start of the movie.
Undemanding but pleasing entertainment
posted on 15 Aug 2009The plot of this teen comedy is familiar stuff - spoilt, arrogant, rich bitch Californian teen is shipped by her father to a traditional English girls boarding school. Despite her resolving to get kicked out at the earliest opportunity, and irrespective of sundry plots both by her and against her, she ends up not only being turned into a decent human being, but also falling for the headmistress' hunky son.There isn't an atom of unpredictability in this movie, but there are some winning performances, a lot of smiles, some nice lines in the script, and handful of solid laughs. And a couple of moving moments, the best of which is delivered by Aidan Quinn.An undemanding but pleasing and rather sweet movie. You're never going to put it on your list of favourites, but you're going to enjoy it.
Strange Movie
posted on 30 Jul 2009I 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.
Not bad at all
posted on 30 Jul 2009Wild Child may be predictable, but what it lacks in substance it makes up in character evolution. It is your basic wild child gets sent away and becomes reformed type of movie, but there lies a deeper meaning hidden in this movie. The poster before me recommended this to children, and I can't help but wonder if that poster was a teen him/herself. Adults will enjoy this movie more than teenagers; teenagers rarely understand coming-of-age movies as they have yet to experience it.Wild Child is most assuredly a predictable movie, but don't let that stop you. It's also very heartwarming, charming, and may bring a tear to your eye. See it.
A great Drama movie
posted on 14 Jul 2009You have to absolutely see this movie. It contains lot of things movies these days don't have, like friendship, how you feel a friend let you down kind of things. actually I have to admit that it's so well written and Directed to make the viewer more emotional and to show the joy in friendship. this is a must watch movie and I prefer it to all persons who are aged above the MPAA rating of the film. And another thing about this movie is It's more real life than other movies I've seen like how characters behave kind of things and of course the movie casting Director had done a awesome job because the Actors and actresses fits well to the characters you'll definitely fell that when you are watching "Wild Child" movie. And the music is well matched to the scene and to the feeling of the scene. Everything is perfect the story line, direction, music This is a must watch movie as I mentioned before.
Same old....
posted on 06 Jun 2009The premise of Wild Child is simple. A spoilt dirty-rich American teen is shipped off to an all-girls boarding school in England to try and knock some sense into her. From the word go this film is so clichéd it's a painful viewing.The film advertises itself as a teen comedy, but is aimed at the Hannah Montana Disney Channel youth of today who can relate to the squealing glittery Emma Roberts on screen. Even the mundanely-dressed schoolgirls are irritating and giggly. The flaw of this film is that it does not appeal to any other age group unlike classic teen comedies such as Mean Girls and Clueless, which can be enjoyed by many. The only people who would be seen dead at this film are eight to twelve year old girls.Wild Child is a fluffy ball of cringe-fest, predictable and downright annoying, only to be appreciated by pre-teens.
u'd enjoy it the best if u were in a boarding school
posted on 21 May 2009the movies showcases a typical British boarding school, with a lot of minor details, very nicely written. I've been in British influenced boarding school here in India, this movie got me thinking of the good o'l days. Worth watching once with the right spirits to at least get till the middle of the movie, you'd start enjoying it from then. the movies showcases a typical British boarding school, with a lot of minor details, very nicely written. I've been in British influenced boarding school here in India, this movie got me thinking of the good o'l days. Worth watching once with the right spirits to at least get till the middle of the movie, you'd start enjoying it from then.(sry about this ,..) the movies showcases a typical British boarding school, with a lot of minor details, very nicely written. I've been in British influenced boarding school here in India, this movie got me thinking of the good o'l days. Worth watching once with the right spirits to at least get till the middle of the movie, you'd start enjoying it from then.
Don't hold it to high standards and it will exceed your expectations
posted on 11 Apr 2009You know, this is a teen movie. What can you really expect? I think, however, you will be pleasantly surprised by Wild Child. The cast doe an excellent job, with the teens carrying the movie pretty much themselves.The story line, though mostly predictable, is nicely delivered and felt honest.This is a great movie for families, or girls' night out! I am 26 and thoroughly enjoyed it with my friends!!! Of course, don't hold it to high standards, it won't meet them, but for what it is, it exceeded expectations.
Good Fun
posted on 09 Apr 2009OK, so this film isn't going to win any Oscars but it does deliver.I saw this film this evening with friends (we're 18) and we had a good laugh and a good time watching it. Some of it#s content makes it quite a predictable teen movie but despite this the film is good fun and has some surprise moments. For those expecting a tween film like What A Girl Wants this is not it! There's a lot of swearing, sexual reference and drinking which is more like the kind of things normal 16 year olds do. This film has more of an edge than your usual teen flick and will definitely appeal to a wider range of ages. So give it a chance, it might surprise you.
Complete Fluff - But Good Fluff
posted on 30 Mar 2009Alex Pettyfer's Fit.It's more realistic than most movies like this in terms of alcohol and sex. Though it's not rude, just clever. The worst they say is the S word.It's nice watching beautiful people have fun.There are some funny moments.It's always awesome watching people get what they deserve.what's brilliant about this movie is that they know they won't get anything for it so they know they can just mess around, the only minor problem is that you know what's going to happen to Poppy the minute she starts an Email and a friend reminds her to sign off.Alex Pettyfer's so smoking it doesn't matter though.It won't win Oscars but it's sufficiently clever to entertain a 12-19 year old in the school holidays =]
Good Teen Fun
posted on 22 Mar 2009While this film won't be winning any prizes for being particularly deep and probably won't make you rethink your outlook on life, it's still good fun. There's some promising new talent, good laughs and sweet lines in this delightfully cheesy romantic comedy.It's about a stereotypical Malibu Princess who annoys her father one too many times, resulting in her being sent away to an English Boarding school (much to her horror - the rain, the rain!). The film pretty much centers around her trying to get expelled from the school, and therefore sent back to LA with her father and sister. The film is about her journey from spoilt brat to English Boarding school-girl. If you're into Rom Coms and you're between 12 & 19 years of age I would definitely recommend this one for a good night in with the girls.+ there's some magnificent Alex Pettyfer moments ;)JUST WANT TO ADD - That there have been many complaints (mostly from British girls - of which I am) about the way British girls are portrayed in this film, but please rethink this and look at how Americans are treated! Our main character starts as a lying, self obsessed and vain brat and her best friend Ruby (American) proceeds to steal her boyfriend and backstab her! So you British girls who saw fit to complain - don't. This is only light-hearted fun, and Americans are treated far worse!
Wild Child?
posted on 22 Mar 2009From the title we really expect an outragous Wild Child but we get the complete opposite. I was hoping to see more of the LA themed lifestyle but we only saw this on the first 5 minutes. The school came into the film way to quickly, it was almost like skipping a few chapters. Later on in the film things were getting a little bit better although the characters were so annoying, it was frustrating to watch...It doesn't relate to many other films apart from St. Trinians. This film is different in its own sense of humour, but that gets boring after a while...I recommend this for a girlish slumber party, otherwise its a miss!
Light Hearted FUN
posted on 14 Mar 2009Come on folks, lighten up here.Yes... This isn't a deep and meaningful piece of classic cinema... It is a fun "just sit back and have a good grin" film.I'm afraid that people who get on their high horse about films like this must have gone to the wrong cinema! I am male, in my 40's, have a degree and run my own company... I watched this together with my two daughters (14 and 16) and we all had great fun and a few really good laughs. So no... you don't have to be a 12 year old girl to find something fun in this film!It is predictable, cheesy and the plot is VERY shallow and weak in most places... But you can't expect more from a film like this.So if you want to watch this, just turn off your high-brow film critic existence, grab some popcorn and a fizzy drink and have a smile...
Best chick flick.
posted on 10 Mar 2009As a teenage girl, "Wild Child" is actually one of the best chick flicks I have ever seen along with "Thirteen" and "Mean Girls". It may not be the best film ever made but any teen girl will love it. It has many funny one-liners and is very entertaining. The soundtrack also contains many popular hits that me and my friends love. Emma Roberts plays her character Poppy fantastically and really shows her development throughout the film. Having a good looking lead boy also helps. "Wild Child" really conveys the struggles of teenage years for example the love story between Poppy, the Head Girl and Freddie, the headmistress' son. Also, Poppy's conflict on whether to tell the truth about the fire or not mirrored real life decisions that many teenage girls have to make. I absolutely love this film!
Go Emma Roberts
posted on 02 Mar 2009This isn't what I would expect from Emma Roberts with the cussing and the whole bad girl attitude but I must say it really worked for her and she is no Amanda Bynes. I love how she is a bad and yet a good girl at the same time and yes Emma has some moves to go with the new attitude. I'm not really into teen movies these days, because I feel that all of them seem to be the same. But not this one though it was edgy then most teen movies. I even love the name she has in this movie and the crap she does at the beginning is funny.I love how her sister is like oh now you have done it Poppy its so cute and she could really care less.This movie even has real message on how the environment you are raised in and the people you surround yourself with plays a big part on who you are or who you can become. Also how one parent sometimes could use a little help, because if you have a spouse your kid doesn't like it could cause a lot a problems when it comes to respect. Because Ms. Poppy didn't seem to have any.
So bad it's bordering on genius.
posted on 18 Feb 2009I'm a 20 year old male and was roped in to seeing this with my girlfriend, and I'm glad for it. The film has an incredibly predictable storyline, the acting isn't great, most of it complete and utter non-sense and most of events in the film hold little to no purpose.I've gave it a high rating, however, because I don't think I've laughed quite as much at a film as I have at this one for a long, long time. I think the phrase 'so genius it's bordering on madness' applies here: the film isn't good, but that's where it succeeds. It's one of those films that aren't meant to be taken seriously, and as such you can just relax, and have a laugh. I spent a good hour or so crying of laughter, and I could't even catch my breath during the "I'm Spartacus" motif in the 'Honour Court' -- unintended comedy genius.While it's no Space Odyssey and has less character depth in the entire film than is seen in one minute of A Clockwork Orange, it is nevertheless worth the watch.
Clever, funny, touching and entertaining (possible minor spoiler!).
posted on 14 Feb 2009This is a great film with lots of humorous dialogue, more than a few absolutely marvellous characters, a modicum of romance and also an exciting and dramatic climax towards the end. Acting and direction are excellent and there is a lot of enthusiasm from everyone involved. The dialogue is fast (I actually found it a little too fast for me to keep up with in places - but I'll catch up with what I missed when I see it again!) and there's plenty of it. I like films with plenty of dialogue and found what the girls were saying to be interesting. An example might be the way they had found ways to circumvent the school's rules, e.g. as regards their mobile phones. There is plenty of action and visual humour and a few touching bonding scenes - as well as some quieter and more introspective moments. I thoroughly recommend seeing this entertaining, thought-provoking, moving and most enjoyable film .
Richardson's last performance
posted on 04 Feb 2009If, on a four-star rating scale, "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging" scores a three, and "St Trinians" registers a solitary single star, then "Wild Child" clocks in at about a two. If you are a teenage girl you may add one more star to each of my grades (making 'Angus' a perfect 4) because I am not the intended audience for any of these movies. The 'wild' characteristics of these movies are puerile. The girl in "Wild Child" is a slanted measurement of a teenager really going off-the-rails, of course, but that isn't what the movie is all about. This is a character who would risk falling to her death so that she could take time to cleanse the bacteria clinging to the skydiving equipment before pulling the chute. That is like so totally wild.Read the full review: http://www.sightforallseasons.co.nr/
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A great brain off comedy
posted on 29 Aug 2009This film is about a American teenage girl with severe conduct problems. Her father sends her to a British boarding school in order to have her cleaned up."Wild Child" is a light hearted teen comedy. The abundance of hair dressing scenes, shopping scenes and dancing scenes is an indication that "Wild Child" is a fluffy movie that goes very well with popcorn. Though Poppy's behaviour is unacceptable at times, the film makes a point in saying that a person who displays bad behaviour is not equivalent to a bad person. It gives hope and support to troubled people who are rejected and disliked due to their bad behaviour. The plot is realistic and yet dramatic enough to keep viewers interested. The friendships that Poppy created are well portrayed and told. The ending is heartwarming and satisfying. "Wild Child" is a great brain off comedy, and I enjoyed watching it.