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Jackanory-esque voiceover from Winslet lends a syrupy tone to this mawkish and slow, but beautifully shot, human/beastie buddy movie.
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The result is Nature seen through the eyes of a solitary and fanciful child with Jacquet intensifying the theatricality of it all by playing around with scale, amplifying every sound and raising the wildlife count. Jul 17, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The result is Nature seen through the eyes of a solitary and fanciful child with Jacquet intensifying the theatricality of it all by playing around with scale, amplifying every sound and raising the wildlife count.
Sandra Hall
There's plenty of scope for sentimental tears, but I hope most children will go away with something punchier - a longing to observe the natural world in this much detail, and a new respect for the difference between owning something, and loving it. Jul 10, 2009 | Full Review…
There's plenty of scope for sentimental tears, but I hope most children will go away with something punchier - a longing to observe the natural world in this much detail, and a new respect for the difference between owning something, and loving it.
Ruth Hessey
Children will undoubtedly adore the film, and the local tourist board will probably have to take its phones off the hook. Aug 8, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
Children will undoubtedly adore the film, and the local tourist board will probably have to take its phones off the hook.
Derek Malcolm
Kate Winslet does a syrupy voice-over to this bedtime story, but given what we know of foxes, it's a tough one to swallow. Aug 8, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Kate Winslet does a syrupy voice-over to this bedtime story, but given what we know of foxes, it's a tough one to swallow.
Anthony Quinn
There seems no other reason to tell this rambling, glutinous tale - other than for us to go "ooh, aah" at the scenery, the seasons and the melting-eyed close-ups of Reynard the heart-throb. Aug 8, 2008 | Full Review…
There seems no other reason to tell this rambling, glutinous tale - other than for us to go "ooh, aah" at the scenery, the seasons and the melting-eyed close-ups of Reynard the heart-throb.
Nigel Andrews
The twee, simpering voiceover is annoying, and what dialogue there is has been badly dubbed. Aug 8, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The twee, simpering voiceover is annoying, and what dialogue there is has been badly dubbed.
Peter Bradshaw
Sure, it's important to teach children the difference between wild and tame animals, but is this a lesson that modern suburban children, who barely see a squirrel, should learn like this? Feb 10, 2019 | Full Review…
Sure, it's important to teach children the difference between wild and tame animals, but is this a lesson that modern suburban children, who barely see a squirrel, should learn like this?
Sarah Manvel
A gentle, rambling adventure in the wild. Jan 3, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
A gentle, rambling adventure in the wild.
Don Groves
Falls shy of being either a captivating tale for kids or an enlightening documentary for adults. Jul 30, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
Falls shy of being either a captivating tale for kids or an enlightening documentary for adults.
Anders Wotzke
The Fox and the Child is more than a wildlife documentary. It invites us to contemplate alternative worlds of sensation and experience, to enter the consciousness of other species, to explore our contacts with them. Jul 17, 2009 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
The Fox and the Child is more than a wildlife documentary. It invites us to contemplate alternative worlds of sensation and experience, to enter the consciousness of other species, to explore our contacts with them.
Evan Williams
It's very beautiful, but it's so contrived. Jul 8, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/5
It's very beautiful, but it's so contrived.
David Stratton
Luc Jacquet doesn't do great narration, but he does animals really well. Jul 8, 2009 | Rating: 3.5/5
Luc Jacquet doesn't do great narration, but he does animals really well.
Margaret Pomeranz
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