Arctic Tale
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64 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: Queen Latifah
  • Summary: From National Geographic Films, the people who brought you March of the Penguins and Paramount Classics, the studio that brought you An Inconvenient Truth, Arctic Tale is an epic adventure that explores the vast world of the Great North. The film follows the walrus, Seela and the polar bear, Nanu, on their journey from birth to adolescence to maturity and parenthood in the frozen Arctic wilderness. Once a perpetual winter wonderland of snow and ice, the walrus and the polar bear are losing their beautiful icebound world as it melts from underneath them. (Paramount Vantage)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    83
    Positioned to be the environmental documentary of the year.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    75
    For all the impending doom, the film remains suitable for kids of all ages (the filmmakers even end on a happily reassuring note that is at odds with the film's overall message).
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Peter Debruge
    75
    Make no mistake, Arctic Tale is a stunning film, full of all the astonishing, even breathtaking nature photography we've come to expect from the folks at National Geographic.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    60
    The movie’s stunning underwater photography (fearlessly captured by Mr. Ravetch) effectively dilutes the saccharine tone.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. IRP
    10
    There's a miracle in this wildlife drama, and it is implied on the whole story of the bear and the seal's fight for survival. Amazing!
  2. A.J.J
    10
    Fantastic footage - of course I love Polar bears so I'm biased. But this is the best - wish there were more movies like this!
  3. JoeB
    7
    A well done nature documentary; if one can stomach the incessant global warming ideology that the film repeatedly harps on. Cute and realistic animal scenes, and yet the viewer is constantly reminded that in many ways human beings are essentially responsible for the harshness of these creatures' lives, due to our participation in global warming and the "disappearance" of the arctic ice. Good movie, but it could have been so much more if it hadn't been so shamelessly politicized. Be sure to debrief your kids after watching, as the movie tugs on their emotions to brainwash them into its environmental philosophies.… Expand
  4. tomJ
    0
    Makes an unpersuasive case that humans are to blame for the shrinking ice caps.

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