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2.5
Much of the focus is on Jomo, whos sooooooo cuuuuuuuuute that you can easily picture this same film being remade as a two dimensional, drawn cartoon f ..
Rogerebert
1.5
Yet Elephant, which will drop on Disney Plus on April 3, still feels like an hour long safari thats been padded out to 85 minutes.
Variety
4.5
That Van Sant would choose the particularly painful and recent horrors of Columbine and its awful offshoots isnt a surprise per se, either.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Theyve taken a classic (the classic, I think) and theyve battered it senseless and, boy, does it stink.
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Its a technically impressive work with some lovely images and a bit of a sugary taste.
The Guardian
4.0
81mins In recent years Gus Van Sants erratic career has had all the hallmarks ofan amnesiac desperately seeking clues to his true identity.
Screen Daily
3.0
Elephant is set in a world without poachers, developers or tourists: the picture it paints is beautiful and educative, but doesnt feel quite complete.
Telegraph
3.5
generally charming, sometimes cloying exercise in wildlife anthropomorphism.
3.0
A fun diversion for the kids, but you feel Attenborough could have packaged these often beautifully produced images with more rigour and insight in un ..
0.5
After six minutes, I was climbing the walls. It lasted an hour and a half.
The Times
3.0
Though Elephants narrative fakery is unlikely to please acolytes of David Attenborough, its still a small thing of beauty brought to us by a studio th ..
Independent
1.5
If you cant completely trust the details of the story youre seeing, the question becomes whether the footage itself is spectacular enough to justify t ..
The Wrap
3.0
88 Groundhog Day (1993) Such a whimsical idea, so gloriously executed.
Daily Mail
4.0
This convention is at its best when tenacious Gaia must use her ingenuity to dislodge a struggling calf thats stuck face down, close to suffocation in ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
The duchess is a constant presence, offering facts, history and excitable moments as if were gathered in a circle and being given vivid insights into ..
Boston Herald
2.5
A year in the life of a family and ecosystem, filled with moments of high drama, cutesy antics and breathtaking imagery.
Stuff
1.5
It doesnt shy away from the harshness of natures rule, but it does findor, createas much brightness as it can elsewhere.
Vanity Fair
4.4
A film that largely follows the formula because its a formula that works.
3.8
If that scene from the breathtaking Disney+ documentary Elephant doesnt make your heart skip a beat, you might want to check to make sure your heart i ..
Chicago Sun Times
4.0
Perfectly timed Disneynature film shows the importance of sticking together as a family as elephants make annual trek across the Kalahari.
Dead Line
4.0
Its a known saying that an elephant never forgets but Elephant manages to drive this point home in an educational and entertaining way.
Solzy At The Movies
1.5
I loved watched the younger dolphin learn theres a moment of achievement that brought a lump to my throat.
Qc Times
4.5
Young elephant calf Jomo in Disneynatures Elephant (Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios) Elephant is an emotional and often moving tale with stunning visu ..
Geeks Of Color
4.5
It was fascinating to see the way things get worked out in the elephant world... I would have liked a little less narration and a little more observat ..
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los A ..
1.5
Its a journey filled with plenty of adventure and danger, which make this documentary more fascinating than a lot of scripted movies.
3.0
Perhaps thats protective camouflage, because the film has been painfully and clumsily overwritten.
3.0
And as ever, seeing so many animals lensed with such intimacy and care is a real treat.
3.0
It is fine and kids will enjoy watching the elephants as they make their way across the desert, so it is worth a watch
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