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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The River Wild
1994
**½
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello

Meryl Streep is surprisingly convincing in a physical role as a heroic river boat guide who is forced to bring bad guys down the river. The story, however, is clichéd and basically just Deadly Pursuit on the water.