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3.5
A scripted biopic may still happen someday, but Janes candid portrait of her Gombe years arguably makes such a project redundant.
Av Club
4.2
Brett Morgens latest is required viewing for Goodall admirers, animal lovers, and lost cinema fans.
Indie Wire
3.0
But overall this documentary doesnt feel like it quite does the story justice.
Time Out
5.0
Jane is both a stunning celebration of nature and insightful study of our changing relationship with the world around us.
Screen Daily
5.0
Jane Goodall.Photo: 1996 98 AccuSoft Inc., All rights reserved We disagree on many things, but we can all agree on Jane Goodall.
Vulture
5.0
But he never loses his filmmakers desire to entertain at the same time.
Rogerebert
5.0
To create the Oscar nominated documentary Jane (National Geographic), director Brett Morgen took more than 100 hours of raw colour footage and transfo ..
Telegraph
5.0
Imagine a beautiful blonde haired young woman kneeling in the jungle, totally immersed in her chance to look at a group of wild chimpanzees in the Tan ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
This is an engrossing, beautifully made documentary about a truly remarkable woman, and a fitting tribute to her contribution to the work of wildlife ..
One Guys Opinion
4.5
There are no loose ends or wasted time; everything builds to a rising crescendo that makes you feel like your heart is going to burst.
Village Voice
4.2
It was a pleasure to see such a stirring portrait of a true animal lover .
Sover
3.8
We may want more from Goodall, who seems open and honest about her experiences, but what we get is fascinating.
Mark Reviews Movies
4.0
Its difficult to turn digging around in the files into thrilling TV all that riffling through manila folders and looking studious under lamps but the ..
The Times
3.0
She calls herself a strange white ape, a blonde figure striding serenely through Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, in the Sixties.
The Times
3.8
This film gives us a fascinating portrait of a remarkable person.
Lariat
4.5
Leakeys mission, as carried out by Goodall, was to chart the linkages between the great apes and early hominids, and some of the most moving sequences ..
Cs Monitor
4.5
Assigned by National Geographic to cover Goodall in 1964, van Lawick shot over 100 hours of 16mm color film stock, edited into the 1965 National Geogr ..
Film Journal
4.0
This fascinating portrait of the woman and her work comes from Oscar nominated director Brett Morgen, hitherto best known for films that explore the e ..
The Guardian
4.0
What finally brings the chimps around is funny in its simplicity: bananas.
Az Central
4.0
Its the kind of inspiring sports movie that gainfully employs all the tropes of the genre to deliver a rousing experience for the viewer.
Flim List
4.0
This time hes taken on a life story that isnt fresh to an audio visual exploration, but has fresh audio and visuals.
Film Inquiry
4.0
Susan Grangers review of Jane (National Geographic) National Geographics new documentary about Jane Goodall reveals how the acclaimed naturalist arriv ..
Susang Ranger
3.1
But when the film turns to frenetic music and editing to juice up the action, it overwhelms and sensationalizes the subject matter.
Washington Post
3.5
Jane Goodalls observations of chimpanzees in the wild challenged conventional wisdom about what made humans exceptional.
The New York Times
4.0
At the heart of the film is amazing colour footage shot by National Geographic cameraman Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s but only unearthed in 2014.
Express
4.2
More than five decades have passed since Goodall left for Africa and revolutionized the study of primates, and while her astonishing career and scient ..
The Film Stage
4.4
The film confronts not just the expected issue of environmentalism but also explores themes of survival, separation, loss, and death.
Boston Globe
4.2
At the tender age of 26, Jane Goodall, with no experience, was chosen by her boss, Dr. Louis Leaky, to journey to Tanzania to collect data on chimpanz ..
Reeling Reviews
3.5
At the tender age of 26, Jane Goodall, with no experience, was chosen by her boss, Dr. Louis Leaky, to journey to Tanzania to collect data on chimpanz ..
Reeling Reviews
4.5
If Goodall ever once swatted away a bug, Morgen must have edited it out.
Uproxx
4.0
Jane Goodall is now, at age 83, one of the most renowned figures in primatology, and arguably one of the most famous scientists living today (maybe to ..
Flickfilosopher
4.0
Goodall makes for fine company and every single tableau is breathtaking.
The Irish Times
5.0
Its epic elements of adventure, romance, spiritual connection and lifelong dedication to a cause possess a sweep equal to any narrative feature.
Hollywood Reporter
4.5
But Morgens greatness here is how the film never devolves into a simple travelogue.
Birth Movies Death
5.0
But the love that infuses the film is Goodalls passion for her work, her bond with nature and the chimps, as well as her calm certainty, when she arri ..
Los Angeles Times
3.5
Comprising the bulk of Morgens new feature, that mostly color 16mm material is shaped to retell a remarkable life story in terms greatly benefiting fr ..
Variety
3.5
(CNN) Whatever you know about Jane Goodall, theres more to learn from Jane, a gorgeous documentary devoted to the life of the famed primatologist and ..
Cnn
4.5
Its a film every bit as inspiring and brilliant as its subject and namesake.
Consequence Of Sound
4.0
It is breathtaking, captivating and emotional.By watching it you feel as though you want to make the trip there yourself, just so you can see it with ..
Hey U Guys
4.5
Along with Morgen, editor Joe Beshenkovsky deserves attention for turning the 100 plus hours of film into a coherent narrative.
The Play List
3.8
Overall, Morgens film is a thoughtful examination of Goodalls work and an interesting presentation about a woman who made great strides both for scien ..
Deseret News
4.0
And while its all fairly standard in theory, what Morgen and his editor Joe Beshenkovsky have accomplished is lush and downright touching.A portrait s ..
Ner Dist
4.0
Goodalls conviction is compelling, passionate, and deeply moving, but at times Jane does feel a little too in awe of its subject.
Cine Vue
3.0
Its a little disappointing then, that a film all about the excitement of breaking new ground does not reflect this inventiveness in the shape of its o ..
Lw Lies
3.8
Jane Goodall gets title billing, but its the nature photography of Hugo van Lawick that distinguishes this documentary about the life of the famed chi ..
Larsen On Film
4.4
Morgen melds von Lawicks footage and Goodalls words into a moving, intelligent look at the primatologists pioneering work and the effusive passion tha ..
Sltrib
5.0
But that conclusion doesnt prepare the viewer for just how astounding Jane is.The success of this life affirming doc is built on the fact that writer ..
Straight
3.0
Writer director Brett Morgen makes the most of both the find and his still living subject: image and story alike are packed with rich color and affect ..
Sandiego Reader
5.0
Philip Glass provides marvelous, emotional music as the film is edited from 140 hours of stock to its current hour and a half.
Shockya
4.5
Goodalls story is one thats best told by way of a documentary rather than as a biopic so credit goes to Morgen for getting it right.
Solzy At The Movies
4.0
It is a very damn awesome look into the life of a very damn awesome human being.
Alternate Ending
5.0
On learning of this documentary about Jane Goodalls life and work, I had two reactions.First, I couldnt imagine why anyone would make a movie about th ..
Seven Day Svt
4.0
You may decry this as anthropomorphism, but surely Goodall is in the best position to know.
National Post
4.4
It should be noted that Morgen takes liberties with chronologies.
Sf Examiner
4.5
Director Brett Morgen all but invented the modern kinetic 2D pictures as 3D style of documentary with his 2002 classic, The Kid Stays in the Picture, ..
Sf Weekly
3.8
Full of vivid greens and sun backlit wildlife imagery, van Lawicks shots are beautifully composed yet not too formal looking, thanks to the warm, grai ..
Sf Chronicle
4.5
Jane Goodall has long been admired for her tireless work on behalf of animal conservation in general, and specifically for chimpanzees.It is largely b ..
Vulture
4.2
Jane is a film tailor made to be liked by anybody who sees it, soothed by the way it effortless sinks the audience into its old world where science an ..
The Film Experience
4.5
We know much less about Jane herself: that Dr. Louis Leakey picked twenty six year old British secretary Jane Goodall precisely because she had no deg ..
Kdhx
5.0
Brett Morgens documentary is most evocative as a memorable portrait of a woman, both in youth and late life, who always knew what she wanted and who, ..
Seattle Times
3.5
From sweeping vistas of verdant jungle and close ups of colorful insects, to mischievous antics of both man and ape around camp, the footage conveys a ..
Pgh City Paper
4.4
This film is a tribute to a remarkable person, and Goodall is that.
Seattle Weekly
3.5
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The Tyee
4.5
an open mind, a passion for knowledge, a love of animals, and a monumental patience
Leepers Us
4.5
True, those magical first encounters are riveting, but I, for one, was curious to know more about what Goodall has done since then.Still, whatever res ..
Hammer To Nail
3.5
They are escapist fare while my deepest need is to be engaged with social realities.This can mean watching a narrative film like Menashe that made me ..
Louis Proyect
4.5
When the now octogenarian primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist is next seen in her contemporary guise, time mightve taken its toll but the sam ..
Arts Hub
3.8
3 out of 4 stars Title Jane Written by Brett Morgen Directed by Brett Morgen Starring Jane Goodall Genre Documentary Classification PG Country USA Lan ..
The Globe And Mail
4.5
It seems ironic, but its true a documentary about ape behavior is one of the years most essentially human films.
Tracking Board
4.5
... we can only hope, and be inspired by portraits such as this, for better stewardship from current and future generations.
Another Gaze
4.5
Its the same kind of uncensored imagery that comes from home movies but these images were captured by one of the greatest nature photographers in a wo ..
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