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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

EMAILPRINTBuena Vista Pictures

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale reviews
30
1.0 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 5 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Family/Kids

Written by: Dereck Joubert (also story)
Jordan Moffett
Holly Goldberg Sloan

Directed by: Beverly Joubert
Dereck Joubert

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 13, 2000
DVD: October 23, 2001

Running Time: 72 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: G for General Audiences

Starring Angela Basset, Joanna Lumley, Anne Archer, and Debi Derryberry

This live-action comedy adventure tells the true story of a baby elephant, stranded in the wild, and the dangers, fun, excitement and laughter of his amazing journey towards self-discovery as he searches for his lost mother. (Walt Disney Pictures)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

63

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

If even one audience member leaves more concerned with the evils of poachers than the pleasures of Pokemon, Disney's more than done its job.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Probably would have yielded a more interesting documentary than this sugary feature.

40

TV Guide Frank Lovece

The story's a bore; its arrhythmic stutter of humor and drama, tension and calm never builds into any coherent emotional arc.

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20

Variety Charles Isherwood

The unsophisticated, even crude result is not likely to win over too many tots.

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10

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

Brilliant film of nature has been warped into something jarringly unnatural.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 1.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Fred gave it a 1:
To call this movie atrocious would be a compliment.

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