Jacquet's movie is as visually ravishing as "Winged Migration," and more gripping.
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The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The glacially beautiful new documentary March Of The Penguins confirms that no computer-animated or hand-drawn penguin could ever match the curious majesty of the genuine article.
As uplifting as anything you will find in theaters.
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USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
A cinematic experience that is dazzlingly different from anything currently in theaters, March of the Penguins captivates with its straightforward but powerful story of dogged determination, survival against harsh odds and sacrifice.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Luc Jacquet's exquisitely shot eye-of-God study of a year in the lives of these distinctive birds is a nature film built with a feel for the epic and a love of operatic narrative.
This sentimental but riveting film has no qualms about playing on our emotions.
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VarietyJoe Leydon
VarietyJoe Leydon
Sometimes harrowing, sometimes hokey, sometimes heartwarming nature documentary.
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Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
The Central Park Zoo is cheaper, you can walk away from the penguins after 10 minutes, and it has snow monkeys and beer.
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
As a zoological spectacle the movie is riveting. But the narration tries to make us think of these adorable animals as if they saw the world in human terms.