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It's undeniably slanted and doesn't cover as much of the story as it should, but Dinosaur 13 makes for gripping documentary viewing, flaws and all.
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The storytelling raises more logistical and legal questions than it's equipped to answer. But what Miller does have, for anyone unfamiliar with Sue's fate, is a story with a suspenseful climax. August 20, 2014 | Full Review…
The storytelling raises more logistical and legal questions than it's equipped to answer. But what Miller does have, for anyone unfamiliar with Sue's fate, is a story with a suspenseful climax.
Wesley Morris
In his eagerness to create a David-and-Goliath story, and with his distractingly pro-BHI bias, Mr. Miller fails to ask a lot of questions. August 18, 2014 | Full Review…
In his eagerness to create a David-and-Goliath story, and with his distractingly pro-BHI bias, Mr. Miller fails to ask a lot of questions.
John Anderson
The fate of some very old bones may not sound like compelling cinema, but when they compose the 65-million-year-old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex that was 41 feet long and 18 feet high back in the day, all bets are off. August 15, 2014 | Full Review…
The fate of some very old bones may not sound like compelling cinema, but when they compose the 65-million-year-old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex that was 41 feet long and 18 feet high back in the day, all bets are off.
Kenneth Turan
"Dinosaur 13" is "Kramer vs. Kramer" for paleontologists ... August 15, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
"Dinosaur 13" is "Kramer vs. Kramer" for paleontologists ...
Susan Wloszczyna
These events would have been better handled in a single installment of Dateline. August 15, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4
These events would have been better handled in a single installment of Dateline.
David Hiltbrand
"Dinosaur 13" may not be the best documentary, but as a scientific soap opera, it's a doozy. August 14, 2014 | Full Review…
"Dinosaur 13" may not be the best documentary, but as a scientific soap opera, it's a doozy.
Jeannette Catsoulis
Provoking outrage at injustice, Dinosaur 13 is an emotional and inspiring watch for any viewer. June 11, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Provoking outrage at injustice, Dinosaur 13 is an emotional and inspiring watch for any viewer.
Tom Bond
Miller keeps you absorbed in Sue's tale despite the legal shenanigans that take up most of the film; he keeps it simple, focusing on the story of Larson, a passionate, smart and lovable expert. April 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Miller keeps you absorbed in Sue's tale despite the legal shenanigans that take up most of the film; he keeps it simple, focusing on the story of Larson, a passionate, smart and lovable expert.
Ed Frankl
Riveting entertainment, Dinosaur 13 is one of those happy accidents of documentary filmmaking. March 26, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Riveting entertainment, Dinosaur 13 is one of those happy accidents of documentary filmmaking.
John Fink
This labor-of-love portrait of those who labor in the dirt for love of dinosaurs is also a chronicle of the ways in which the modern legal system can threaten the preservation of even prehistory. January 29, 2015 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
This labor-of-love portrait of those who labor in the dirt for love of dinosaurs is also a chronicle of the ways in which the modern legal system can threaten the preservation of even prehistory.
John Beifuss
Any documentary can be slanted to a particular point of view, but most filmmakers try to be a bit more subtle. Cry me a river, "Dinosaur 13." January 8, 2015 | Rating: D | Full Review…
Any documentary can be slanted to a particular point of view, but most filmmakers try to be a bit more subtle. Cry me a river, "Dinosaur 13."
Paul Chambers
Even if the filmmaking is one-sided, the story is more compelling than it sounds. October 31, 2014 | Full Review…
Even if the filmmaking is one-sided, the story is more compelling than it sounds.
Todd Jorgenson
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