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Arctic Tale (2007)
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Reviews Counted:95
Fresh:59
Rotten:36
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Arctic Tale features breathtaking nature cinematography, but is undone by its over-cutesy narration.
Theatrical Release:Jul 25, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $598,103
Synopsis: This heartbreaking documentary puts a face on the sad statistics of global warming--and though it's not a human face, it's the perhaps even more effective face of an adorable polar bear cub, Nanu,... [More]
Director: Adam Ravetch, Sarah Robertson
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Reviews for Arctic Tale
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Arctic Tale isn't a documentary. They say it right there in the title, see? It's a tale. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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The photography of Arctic Tale is what makes it so good. The nature documentary style of this movie is brilliant and breathtaking at times. Full Review |
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6/10 |
...the movie is mainly for the benefit of children, a good thing because the world will soon enough be in their hands. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The filmmakers probably thought the truth would be too upsetting for children, so we get walrus farts instead. Full Review |
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72/100 |
Well intentioned, spectacularly filmed, and packing a vital message, Arctic Tale is worthwhile, even if its old style presentation leaves us less than thrilled. Full Review |
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Capitalizing on the successes of both March of the Penguins and An Inconvenient Truth, the sappy Artic Tale is more akin to a commercial for a McDonald's Happy Meal. Full Review |
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3/5 |
those expecting a March of the Penguins-like good time are going to hit eject on the DVD player feeling awfully depressed Full Review |
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4/5 |
Kid-friendly film serves up inconvenient truth. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Putting an animal’s face to global warming is conceptually smart and would’ve been more effective if it were applied to other species in other climate zones too. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
If you're expecting a dramatic fictional depiction of life in the semi-frozen north, you'll find the stories pretty thin. This is not The Call of the Wild. Full Review |
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3/5 |
As a baby boomer myself, "Arctic Tale" falls just short of the Disney gems. But the aquatic adventures of the walruses alone get my seal of approval. Full Review |
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7/10 |
Although lacking the lyric force of March of the Penguins and Winged Migration, the film combines a great story with world-class photography to tell a unique National Geographic tale. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
It makes you extremely grateful that Smell-O-Vision was never perfected. Full Review |
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3/5 |
If it's sometimes a little too pat, a little too cute, bear in mind that this film's target audience is the post-Barney, pre-Bratz set and not John James Audubon. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Arctic Tale
April 29, 2008:
Disney, Warners Taking Filmgoers Back to Nature 
No longer the sole domain of Marlin Perkins and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, nature documentaries have become big business at the box office -- a business that Warner Bros.... More...
July 26, 2007:
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This week at the moves, we've got America's favorite family in their long-awaited big-screen debut (The Simpsons Movie); a tale of two chefs (No Reservations, starring Catherine... More...
July 22, 2007:
The striking visuals that sweep across both the landscape and awesome natural world beneath, compete for center stage with the film's critical ecological cautionary warning pertaining to the careless harming of the planet.
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June 13, 2007:
Trailer & Poster review.
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