Both an incredible (and occasionally harrowing) adventure
and an uncompromising, tough character study, “Tracks,” directed by John
Curran, has already been deemed by certain purveyors of conventional movie
wisdom as the lesser of two women-into-the-wild movies opening this fall. I
haven’t seen the picture that’s been getting more of the you-know-what
buzz that would be “Wild,” starring Reese Witherspoon and, like this movie,
adapted from a true story but I can tell you that whatever your movie plans,
you miss “Tracks” at your aesthetic pleasure peril. It’s a truly outstanding
cinema experience.
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tells the story of Robyn Davidson, to whom the viewer is introduced in the