Fresh
Live-action animal adventures have always been a Disney specialty, and this one has a pretty compelling plot.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Eight Below
The Most Amazing Story Of Survival, Friendship, And Adventure Ever Told.
2006 · 2h · PG
Adventure, Drama, Family
Directed by
Frank Marshall
Overview
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.
Director and cast
- Frank Marshall Director
- Paul Walker as Jerry Shepard
- Bruce Greenwood as Davis McClaren
- Moon Bloodgood as Katie
- Jason Biggs as Charlie Cooper
- Gerard Plunkett as Dr. Andy Harrison
- August Schellenberg as Mindo
- Wendy Crewson as Eve McClaren
- Duncan Fraser as Captain Lovett
- Dexter Bell as Worker #1
- Belinda Metz as Dr. Rosemary Paris
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's heartwarming, occasionally exciting, and some of the cinematography is exemplary.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
Eight Below runs two hours and would have benefited from losing 30 minutes of that -- all of it from Jerry's (Paul Walker) protracted quest. The other human actors are simply types.
Emily Yoffe, Slate
Rotten
It's too cliched, it's too rote, and honestly I think you have to care a little bit more about the individual dogs to believe that these people would care so much.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
The plot's slavish schmaltz proves as oppressive as the harsh winter that descends upon the dogs.
Peter L'Official, Village Voice
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