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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 ]

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