X
- 2012
- G
- IMAX
- 40 m
- 2012
- G
- IMAX
- 40 m
Summary The film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: Greg MacGillivray
Written By: Stephen Judson
- 2012
- G
- IMAX
- 40 m
- 2012
- G
- IMAX
- 40 m
To the Arctic
48
User Score
Generally Favorable
7.3
Where to Watch
Summary The film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. (Warner Bros.)
Directed By: Greg MacGillivray
Written By: Stephen Judson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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31% Positive
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54% Mixed
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15% Negative
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2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
48
31% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
54% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Visually stunning and narratively stunted, this IMAX documentary is the family version of 2006's "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary on global warming.
Meryl Streep narrates a heartwarming documentary for an up close look at Arctic wildlife.
Filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, a specialist in gigantic-screen nature movies including "The Living Sea," is up to date in his use of 70mm IMAX film, but he's stuck in the past about how to tell a story.
The threat of global warming to their habitat is spelled out simply in the narration, delivered by Meryl Streep. Otherwise, To the Arctic is a little dry.
Alternates between intimate wildlife saga and majestic views of the North Pole, offering strong visual compensations for its meandering structure, syrupy tone and excessive sampling of Paul McCartney's back catalog.
Somebody give Werner Herzog an IMAX camera already, and let's see what a real filmmaker does with the format.
Arguably a good lesson for kids about preserving our environment, To the Arctic is definitely a threat to our equally endangered good taste.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
7.3
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
7.3
75% Positive
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Production Company
IMAX,
MacGillivray Freeman Films,
Warner Bros.
Release Date Apr 20, 2012
Duration 40 m
Rating G
Genres
Tagline A story of love, family and survival in the harshest place on Earth.
Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
