48
Metascore
13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75USA TodayScott BowlesUSA TodayScott BowlesVisually stunning and narratively stunted, this IMAX documentary is the family version of 2006's "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary on global warming.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenMeryl Streep narrates a heartwarming documentary for an up close look at Arctic wildlife.
- 63Boston GlobeJanice PageBoston GlobeJanice PageMore storytelling and less preaching would have served those messages better.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumFilmmaker Greg MacGillivray, a specialist in gigantic-screen nature movies including "The Living Sea," is up to date in his use of 70mm IMAX film, but he's stuck in the past about how to tell a story.
- 50Slant MagazineEd GonzalezSlant MagazineEd GonzalezThough the film is light on anthropomorphization, its aesthetic is nothing if not infantile.
- 50VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangAlternates between intimate wildlife saga and majestic views of the North Pole, offering strong visual compensations for its meandering structure, syrupy tone and excessive sampling of Paul McCartney's back catalog.
- 50Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternTo the Arctic 3-D is an impassioned plea for action on global warming, and the passion is intensified by the music.
- The threat of global warming to their habitat is spelled out simply in the narration, delivered by Meryl Streep. Otherwise, To the Arctic is a little dry.
- 40Time OutTime OutSomebody give Werner Herzog an IMAX camera already, and let's see what a real filmmaker does with the format.
- 30Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonArguably a good lesson for kids about preserving our environment, To the Arctic is definitely a threat to our equally endangered good taste.