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Consensus: Jackanory-esque voiceover from Winslet lends a syrupy tone to this mawkish and slow, but beautifully shot, human/beastie buddy movie.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jun 20, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS director Luc Jaquet makes his narrative debut with this family-friendly film. Inspired by Jaquet's childhood, THE FOX & THE CHILD centers on a young girl who discovers the... [More]
Director: Luc Jacquet
The result is Nature seen through the eyes of a solitary and fanciful child with Jacquet intensifying the theatricality of it all by playing around with scale, amplifying every sound and raising the wildlife count.
Top CriticThe Fox and the Child is more than a wildlife documentary. It invites us to contemplate alternative worlds of sensation and experience, to enter the consciousness of other species, to explore our contacts with them.
Top CriticIt's very beautiful, but it's so contrived.
Top CriticLuc Jacquet doesn’t do great narration, but he does animals really well.
Top CriticA strange mix of doco/fairy tale, this film does have beautiful cinematography but is let down by inconsistencies in tone.
Top CriticExquisite cinematography and a beautifully told story about the unlikely friendship between a little girl and a wild fox, make this a magical experience
Top CriticThere's plenty of scope for sentimental tears, but I hope most children will go away with something punchier - a longing to observe the natural world in this much detail, and a new respect for the difference between owning something, and loving it.
Top CriticThe twee, simpering voiceover is annoying, and what dialogue there is has been badly dubbed.
Top CriticAll the while Winslet bangs away remorselessly, trying to pull the narrative into focus but pushing the viewer farther from it with each cack-handed observation.
Top CriticDespite some lovely scenes of foxes doing their thing, the whole affair is ruined by the interfering and rather annoying humans.
Top CriticFilm is largely just the sum of its images and, aside from a surprise ending, is more a pleasant view with charming moments than a consistently gripping narrative.
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