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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceBy turns stupendously beautiful and grimly terrifying, and best appreciated in a movie theater.
- 90The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis strikingly humane film may function as a prequel to Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” but is light years ahead in visual clarity and narrative ambition.
- 80SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirThe summer season's most surprising and thought-provoking documentary.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThe Japanese whalers are clearly in violation of international law, but no government is willing to take action. That leaves it up to ragtag groups such as the Sea Shepherds to do their best to shut down the whalers. The planet owes them a big "thank you."
- 70VarietyVarietyA nonfiction pirate movie that tickles one’s inner eco-radical.
- 67The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasPlays like an extended episode of "Deadliest Catch" with eco-warriors as the stars--in fact, the Animal Planet show "Whale Wars," now in its second season, follows Sea Shepherd’s exploits--and it’s frequently a rousing adventure.
- 60Time OutS. James SnyderTime OutS. James SnyderThese ragtag rebels exude an infectious determination, and while director Dan Stone fails in the adrenaline department, he succeeds in bringing home a memorable portrait of resilience.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierA documentary with too much dead time between the arduous tasks at hand, never grabs a viewer because -- sad to say -- it's too dull.