Fresh
The Cove does what every great documentary with a cause should: It educates, entertains, and inspires audiences to take action.
Christine Champ, Film.com
Overview
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.
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There's an effective thriller element to this vividly assembled doc.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
The Cove is guerrilla journalism at its best. Structured and paced by director Louie Psihoyos as a thriller/caper movie, it brings audience-grabbing cinematic conventions to work in telling its story of dolphin genocide
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh
In effect, by looking at nature The Cove shows us what it means to be human.
Ruth Hessey, MovieTime, ABC Radio National
Fresh
As the subject of a documentary, this grim enterprise distinctly lacks the warm and fuzzy appeal of The March of the Penguins. So director Louie Psihoyos ingeniously reinvents his film as a spy caper.
Kerry Lengel, Arizona Republic
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