a_chinn Emilio Estevez made his directorial debut with this story of young lovers on the run. The story finds Estevez unable to get work because he stole a car in high school and has a criminal record, so fed up he decides to stick it to the man by robbing banks not of money, but by stealing loan and mortgage records to help farmers and working class folks. Estevez and girlfriend Demi Moore go on a cross country crime spree ALA Bonnie & Clyde, with the FBI hot on their trail. Unfortunately, the characters and story are not all that interesting or engaging, and the plot seems overly contrived, but the cast is likable, which besides Estevez and Moore includes Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright and Emilio's parents (Charlie Sheen has a cameo as the manager of a burger joint). As weak as this film was, I do want to give it credit for trying to be about something. There is a clear political agenda to the film, about the "little guy" being held down by rich and powerful interests, so I do want to comment Estevez for trying to make something beyond simple entertainment (even though it wasn't all that entertaining). It's kind of like when Steven Seagal threw in pro-environmental messages in "On Deadly Ground" and "Fire Down Below" and was able to reach audiences not commonly exposed to films espousing lefty politics. Danny Elfman composted the film's score (only his fourth film) and it sounds quite different from most of his scores, sounding much more like something by Stewart Copeland, which is actually kind fo cool. Overall, "Wisdom" is a weak film, but gets points for effort.

callanvass This is a fantastic thought provoking film that's extremely well written and directed by Estevez, with 2 amazing performances from Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore!. All the characters are wonderful, and the story is constantly engrossing, plus Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore are simply amazing in this!. The ending is quite sad and really leaves you thinking, and i thought Estevez and Demi had excellent chemistry together!, plus i was rooting for the 2 main characters all the way, and agreed with what they were doing for the most part!. Critcs panned this, and i can't see why, it's a wonderful film in all aspects!, plus the looks on the faces of Wisdom's parents really got to me!. The opening and ending narration is really cool, and i was quite shocked by some of the twists in the story!, plus a lot of moments disturbed (but in a good way) as well!. I thought Estevez's acting was fantastic!, and i think it's incredibly underrated, plus i can't believe this only has 4.9 rating as it should be much higher in my opinion!, and to think it was all a dream!. This is a fantastic thought provoking film, that's extremely well written and directed by Estevez, with 2 amazing performances from Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore, and i say Go see it now!. The Direction is fantastic!. Emilio Estevez does a fantastic Job here, with wonderful camera work, awesome angles, and keeping the film at an extremely engrossing pace!. The Acting is amazing!. Emilio Estevez is AMAZING as always, and is amazing here!, he is extremely likable, gives one of his best performances, had excellent chemistry with Demi Moore, i really felt for his character, and he was extremely believable as well, he was amazing! (Estevez Rules!!!!!). Demi Moore is also amazing as always and is STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS!, she is fantastic in the acting department, is adorable, had excellent chemistry with Estevez, had a great lovable character and just did an amazing job! (Demi Rules!). Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright are fantastic as the parents and i really felt for them both, i liked them lots!. William Allen Young is good as the FBI agent and did his job well. Rest of the cast do fine. Overall Go see it now!. ***** out of 5

jguz58 I've watched Wisdom several times, and still enjoy it every once in a while. I've always been attracted to films with an original idea in them, and this is that kind of flick.I like Emilio Estevez anyway, and to see him get his first chance to direct was cool. Demi Moore turns in an enjoyable, believable performance too, as did Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright.The particulars of Wisdom's methods might be a bit muddy, and the end not entirely satisfying to some, but this film is waaay more watchable than what's been out at the theaters lately. Can Hollywood really be SO out of good, original ideas?

Jan Hrubin "Wisdom" is actually nowhere near as bad as its rep would suggest if you take it for what it is: a trashy B-movie which you should watch when you feel like laughing instead of thinking. In its cool pretty boy chic fashions, the movie is just so totally 80s and the various scenes where Estevez beats the cops on his trail, such as the dummy scene, are downright side splitting. I actually liked the "cop out" ending because I thought it was original for a movie of this sort and did not see it coming. Furthermore, this movie, for its low ambitions, has some surprisingly good camera work . My main reason, though, for liking this movie is the beautiful catchy soundtrack by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo. Now, the bad ? Well, let´s just say that "Wisdom" never quite rises above the level of a lesser "Sledge Hammer" episode.