To the Arctic Reviews

Educational documentary explores life in the frozen wild.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

Makes a most compelling and persuasive argument for preserving the rapidly diminishing Arctic ice.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Yes, it's a classy affair, but the 40-minute doc's at-times-nerve-wracking power comes from the subjects who put a furry face on the ongoing and daunting issue of climate change.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

To The Arctic overcomes its otherwise simplistic storytelling arc to succeed as a touching, thought-provoking and awe-inspiring triumph.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The movie educates without shouting by showing a very large ecological problem through the activities of one small family.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

It's a way of lighting the fuse of consciousness about looming environmental catastrophe, while offering a captivating film at the same time.

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Good on you, polar bears, and kudos to the cinematic expertise that captures them, especially underwater.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

That suspenseful sequence is balanced by a fair share of aww moments from playful to plaintive, offering lessons in eco-consciousness.

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Imax auteur Greg MacGillivray alternates between intimate wildlife saga and majestic views of the North Pole, offering strong visual compensations for its meandering structure, syrupy tone and excessive sampling of Paul McCartney's back catalog.

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Unless you're rich, it may be the closest thing to being there.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Its breathtaking photography has a purpose beyond pretty pictures: to remind us that climate change is causing the frigid Arctic to melt, bringing disruption and challenges to the animals who can only live in snow and ice.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

"To the Arctic 3-D" is an impassioned plea for action on global warming, and the passion is intensified by the music.

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A lovely fable about nature and motherhood in the North Pole. The problem is, it may scare the pants off you. The other problem is, it's all true.

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The film is beautifully made, and you will not be astonished to learn Meryl Streep's narration is perfect, latching on as it does to the theme of nature's moms trying to keep their kids safe.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Catch it in IMAX and 3D if you can swing it, because the gimmick works its butt off for this film.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Emotionally eloquent, awakening awareness for environmental conservation.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

Nature movies don't get much more daring or exciting

Full Review | Original Score: A-

Is there a law that says we can't have some virtuosity with our virtuousness?

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

A children's choir sings and a graphic of the movie title explodes into ice shards to heighten the dramatic impact. Corny? You bet...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

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