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Patiently constructed and beautifully filmed, Aquarela views man's relationship with water through a sobering -- and awe-inducing -- lens.
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In the face of an actual, urgent and existing climate crisis, however, it feels slightly slack. Dec 13, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
In the face of an actual, urgent and existing climate crisis, however, it feels slightly slack.
Kevin Maher
It's a movie on a powerfully ambitious scale. Its subject could hardly be more relevant. Dec 11, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
It's a movie on a powerfully ambitious scale. Its subject could hardly be more relevant.
Peter Bradshaw
It's a pretty interesting nature documentary as far as it goes. But given its globe-trotting scope and the risky location work involved for the filmmakers, it's a tiny bit strange "Aquarela" goes only so far. Aug 29, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
It's a pretty interesting nature documentary as far as it goes. But given its globe-trotting scope and the risky location work involved for the filmmakers, it's a tiny bit strange "Aquarela" goes only so far.
Michael Phillips
Without any narration or talking heads, Kossakovsky's cinematic globe-trotting documentary dazzles us with doom. Aug 22, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Without any narration or talking heads, Kossakovsky's cinematic globe-trotting documentary dazzles us with doom.
Brad Wheeler
Even at 89 minutes, the film seems too long. Kossakovsky just seems to want us to admire his footage, and that's about it. It becomes monotonous. Aug 21, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Even at 89 minutes, the film seems too long. Kossakovsky just seems to want us to admire his footage, and that's about it. It becomes monotonous.
G. Allen Johnson
Despite these occasional moments of tedium, however, the film is at once chilling and likely to make your blood boil. Aug 19, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Despite these occasional moments of tedium, however, the film is at once chilling and likely to make your blood boil.
Michael O'Sullivan
[Aquarela's] like a very deep, and much more artful, National Geographic project. Dec 13, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
[Aquarela's] like a very deep, and much more artful, National Geographic project.
Alexa Dalby
In this vision, water feels like a very old god: a pagan one that is volatile, wrathful, impassive to the perils of man and yet majestic and serene. Dec 11, 2019 | Full Review…
In this vision, water feels like a very old god: a pagan one that is volatile, wrathful, impassive to the perils of man and yet majestic and serene.
Ben Nicholson
Ultimately, Aquarela is a dull, one-tone documentary that offers a pretentious filmmaking approach. What saves this from being a total washout is its cinematography. Nov 15, 2019 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Ultimately, Aquarela is a dull, one-tone documentary that offers a pretentious filmmaking approach. What saves this from being a total washout is its cinematography.
Katie Smith-Wong
Drawing from the translation of its name, "watercolor," Aquarela features no real narrative as it moves languidly from beginning to end. In this way, Aquarela is an absolutely mesmerizing piece of cinema. Nov 12, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Drawing from the translation of its name, "watercolor," Aquarela features no real narrative as it moves languidly from beginning to end. In this way, Aquarela is an absolutely mesmerizing piece of cinema.
Douglas Davidson
It's an incredible film to watch unfold, with Kossakovsky's crew capturing some fascinating imagery that is absolutely breathtaking. Oct 4, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
It's an incredible film to watch unfold, with Kossakovsky's crew capturing some fascinating imagery that is absolutely breathtaking.
Micheal Compton
A display of singular cinematography, with long, entrancing shots that lend it a mesmerizing quality - and help make it one of the most beautifully shot films of the year. Oct 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
A display of singular cinematography, with long, entrancing shots that lend it a mesmerizing quality - and help make it one of the most beautifully shot films of the year.
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