To the Arctic Reviews

For all the hardware involved, To the Arctic's ultra-high-def images have an oddly plastic sheen.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Any trip to this area of the globe is worth the journey, but for all of the warning and dire passages of the story, there's no sustained sting of reaction, with much of the worry communicated here equaling white noise.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Arguably a good lesson for kids about preserving our environment, To the Arctic is definitely a threat to our equally endangered good taste.

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MacGillivray, a specialist in gigantic-screen nature movies including The Living Sea, is up to date in his use of 70mm IMAX film, but he's stuck in the past about how to tell a story.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Yes, there's some spectacular footage. But there's also an awful lot of filler for a 40-minute movie...

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

Though the film is light on anthropomorphization, its aesthetic is nothing if not infantile.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

A movie too focused on force-feeding you its agenda is bound to come across as (sorry, but it must be said) overbearing, no matter how beautifully it's packaged.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

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

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

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

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

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

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

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

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Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

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

Nature movies don't get much more daring or exciting

Full Review | Original Score: A-

Educational documentary explores life in the frozen wild.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Emotionally eloquent, awakening awareness for environmental conservation.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

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

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

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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