Something Wild

An obscure blast from the past, Something Wild is a narrative precursor to Roman Polanski's Repulsion.

The movie's uneasy blend of symbolism and naturalism might have worked better onstage.

... a character drama about two damaged people unable to articulate or communicate their feelings to others, which puts the focus on the physical performance: gestures, expressions, body language, the unexpected reaction to situations.

Something Wild lives up to its name, a psychologically ambitious creature unable to conform to the sensibilities of the period in which it was made.