Rotten
This anthropomorphic Disneyfication -- presumably intended to give youngsters something to relate to -- is made worse by the film's elementary dialogue and Queen Latifah's crass 'n' brash delivery.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Arctic Tale
A real adventure in the coolest place on Earth.
2007 · 1h 26m · G
Documentary, Family
Directed by
Adam Ravetch
,
Sarah Robertson
Overview
Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production March of the Penguins, also from National Geographic.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A well-intentioned film that isn't a documentary and isn't a very good adventure story.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
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.
Peter Debruge, Miami Herald
Fresh
It's aimed at kids, and it hits them squarely: My 6-year-old and his friend sat stock still, hypnotized.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Arctic Tale does afford us some beautiful landscape cinematography and up-close looks at creatures in the wild...
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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