Overview
Genre :
Adventure, FamilyRelease Date :
September 30, 2005 (LA)MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
Carroll BallardStarring :
Hope Davis, Campbell Scott, Eamon Ealker, Alex Michaeletos, Mary Makhatho, Nthabiseng Kenoshi
REVIEWS RATE:
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“..the sort of movie parents starved for a good family picture in the theaters..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
“..so dramatically inert that even the best-intentioned parents probably won't require their kids to sit through it..”
by Jim Lane [Sacramento News & Review]
“..seems a meager effort..”
by Rob Blackwelder [SPLICEDwire]
“..presents an unusual slice of life and a noble one to boot...”
by Kathy Cano Murillo [The Arizona Republic]
“..isn't big on surprises, obviously, but what it offers at its best is breathtaking and precious...”
by John Anderson [Newsday]
“..gives off an otherworldly appeal..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
“..fun for all the family...”
by Kotleta [Iofilm]
“..classic family viewing..”
by Stella Papamichael [BBC Films]
“..beautifully told, gorgeously shot story of a grieving boy trying to return his pet cheetah to the wilds of South Africa...”
by Jami Bernard [New York Daily News]
“..Ballard still works in his ravishing, nearly pointillistic style of organic visual splendor...”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
“..An engrossing and exciting tale..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..a disarmingly charming throwback to such old-fashioned humans-and-animals adventure tales..”
by Wade Major [Boxoffice Magazine]
“..a charming film..”
by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic]
