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The Whale (2011) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
Andy Webster, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...explored with a quiet dignity and gorgeous images.... ideal for schoolrooms, family viewing and discussion." (Read the full review...) 296 words, 09/23/11 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Parents should know that the ending makes the last moments of this family-friendly documentary as tough as 'Bambi.' But the lessons about friendship are gigantic, indeed." (Read the full review...) 134 words, 09/23/11 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "Thoughtful and moving, if often heavy-handed... it grows repetitive. Worse, the extensive narration -- some delivered by Reynolds, some by Parfit -- slathers on the declarations of wonder." (Read the full review...) 355 words, 09/30/11 Brian Miller, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "If your children love animals, by all means, take them... If you appreciate gorgeous scenery, the movie doubles as a picture postcard for the region.... What it is not, however, is remotely new." (Read the full review...) 233 words, 09/21/11 Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a thoughtful, postcard-pretty treatise on the dangers of inter-species friendship. Too bad it occasionally drifts into pop-star goo." (Read the full review...) 402 words, 11/18/11 Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "While executive producer Ryan Reynolds does a fine job narrating, the script itself lacks momentum..." (Read the full review...) 223 words, 11/17/11
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...visually stunning and emotionally wrought.... begs for post-movie discussion about what should have been done with the graceful and lovable bicolor dilemma at the center of the film; the answer is hardly black and white." (Read the full review...) 596 words, 10/14/11 Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Drama is in short supply, while Reynolds' narration tends toward the self-consciously poetic.... despite some consistently gorgeous photography -- this is still, at best, an hour-long film." (Read the full review...) 508 words, 09/16/11 John Hartl, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "Emphasizes the rough, chilly beauty of the west coast of Vancouver Island... a gorgeous and provocative film that consistently rises above its 'Flipper'-ish genre." (Read the full review...) 318 words, 09/09/11
Brian Miller, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "If your children love animals, by all means, take them... If you appreciate gorgeous scenery, the movie doubles as a picture postcard for the region.... What it is not, however, is remotely new." (Read the full review...) 233 words, 09/21/11 Glenn Heath Jr., Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...lovely but problematic... beautifully rendered, there's a troubling sense of certainty permeating throughout the dramatic climax, something almost preachy in nature." (Read the full review...) 734 words, 09/19/11 Glenn Sumi, Toronto Now: WEAK (cg) "While executive producer Ryan Reynolds does a fine job narrating, the script itself lacks momentum..." (Read the full review...) 223 words, 11/17/11
Andy Webster, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...explored with a quiet dignity and gorgeous images.... ideal for schoolrooms, family viewing and discussion." (Read the full review...) 296 words, 09/23/11 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "Thoughtful and moving, if often heavy-handed... it grows repetitive. Worse, the extensive narration -- some delivered by Reynolds, some by Parfit -- slathers on the declarations of wonder." (Read the full review...) 355 words, 09/30/11
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: FAIR "...the filmmakers do not have sufficient control of the material to bend it to their will... veers from frustrated advocacy to near-religious awe and back again to family-friendly schmaltz." (Read the full review...) 497 words, 09/22/11 Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...thoughtful, philosophical, political and ultimately sad... ponders the impulses behind, and advisability of, intense interaction between human beings and another smart species." (Read the full review...) 857 words, 09/22/11 Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "Thoughtful and moving, if often heavy-handed... it grows repetitive. Worse, the extensive narration -- some delivered by Reynolds, some by Parfit -- slathers on the declarations of wonder." (Read the full review...) 355 words, 09/30/11 Andy Webster, New York Times: VERY GOOD "...explored with a quiet dignity and gorgeous images.... ideal for schoolrooms, family viewing and discussion." (Read the full review...) 296 words, 09/23/11
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