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Movie Info


Genre :

Adventure, Drama, Action

Release Date :

February 17, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Frank Marshall

Starring :

Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood, Wendy Crewson, Moon Bloodgood, Gerard Plunkett, Brenda Campbell, Megan McKinnon, Connor Christopher Levins

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..turns into more than a mere cornball family picture..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3 of 5

“..Think of it as Ice Age 2, but with animal characters you'll really want to cheer for..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3 of 5

“..solidly entertaining tale of endurance and companionship..”
by David Germain [The Hartford Courant]
8 of 10

“..one of those rare pre-May surprises that is able to entice nearly everyone..”
by Alex Sandell [Juicy Cerebellum]
“..Everything about "Eight Below" is refreshingly above average..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
2 of 4

“..an enjoyable, often exciting fact-based tale of survival..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
4 of 5

“..a solid adventure film..”
by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
7 of 10

“..a fine piece of wilderness adventure..”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
3.5 of 5

“..a fascinating, beautiful exploration of pack animal behavior and desperate, instinctual survival..”
by Joshua Tyler [Cinema Blend]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Dave White [Movies]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Nancy Churnin [The Dallas Morning News]
4 of 5
Reviewed by J.P. Mangalindan [The Cinema Source]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Stan Urankar [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Kathy Cano Murillo [The Arizona Republic]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
3 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Mark Keizer [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by John Hayes [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Sue Pierman [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Erik Childress [EFilmCritic]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Hanh Nguyen [Zap2it]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Pete Croatto [Filmcritic]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Carol Cling [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]

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very great film

posted by lexy165230 on Jul 18, 2006

A great film it made me cry loving it i really love the dogs so so cute xxxxxxxx

posted by kaz123 on Nov 03, 2009
 
 

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