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(1 - 34) of 34 OFCS Rating: 62% Fresh Page   1   "I wish 'Eight Below' had spent more time showing those wonderful dogs instead of including so many uninspired segments with human actors."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker B "Eight Below takes a lot of liberties and blows even more opportunities, but it remains a steady, fulfilling adventure."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf B- "The dogs' remarkable acting abilities admirably serve the bulk of the movie..."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "The dogs in EIGHT BELOW are excellent -- courageous, expressive, smart, and adorable. Their human costars? Well, they're okay too."   Common Sense   Cynthia Fuchs 4/5 "[It] lives up to the fine tradition of Disney animal adventures."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius B+ "Even performance and plot deficiencies can't stop a husky from emoting effectively on screen. Charming!"   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 2/4 "Dogs rule, humans drool!"   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2.5/4 "Take away the plane crash, change the setting from South America to Antarctica, and swap humans for canines and Eight Below is a virtual remake of [1993's Alive]."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C "If you've ever read an inspiring article in Reader's Digest that involved animals, I dare say there is no reason to watch this movie."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2.5/4 "Eight Below proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Paul Walker is a walking Botox laboratory, devoid of any screen presence or the necessary emotional projection to sell this film."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "Steadfastly resists attempts to pigeonhole it into being merely one of the execrable Disney live action canon."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C+ "It's difficult not to find the dogs strong and sympathetic creatures, but, alas, the human side lets them down in more ways than one."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A powerfully emotional film that will be taken to heart by animal lovers of all stripes."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/5 "Perhaps you have to be a dog owner to be reduced to the blubbering mess that I found myself in by the end of Disney's Eight Below."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 6/10 "The human interaction is just a little too precious and the digression away from the dogs and the main story is just too long for it to feel like anything but a major detour."   DVDTown.com   James Plath 6/10 "The film looks handsome, the photography is grand, and the dogs do their part admirably. Now, if it weren't for those pesky humans...."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 5/10 "The dogs are able to emote way more than (Paul) Walker can."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4/5 "Now, this is a kids' movie, first and foremost, so my high rating is based on the film's core demographic and not geared to snobby, Milk-Dud encrusted cinephiles who scoff at a little Mark Isham -engineered heart tugging."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3/5 "When it comes to acting, the dogs are the only thing saving this movie."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B "...a thrilling, sometimes excruciating adventure and a real testament to the spirit and intelligence of the working animals at its core."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B- "Eight Below doesn't anthropomorphize the dogs or play down the jeopardy they are in, creative choices that bolster the film's realism."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[D]og lovers, I'm totally serious when I say: Bring lots of hankies."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Eight Below is so filled with action, adventure, and genuine emotion that it's easy to ignore the few little things that don't work."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "The story is exciting and inspiring, the dogs and scenery are breathtakingly gorgeous, and director Frank Marshall expertly balances thrills, laughs, and tender moments that are genuinely moving."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/4 "Only an extraordinarily hubristic film would declare itself "The Most Amazing Story of Survival, Friendship, and Adventure Ever Told.""   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Call the movie "uninspired by a true story.""   Filmcritic.com   Pete Croatto 3/5 "It's entertaining and sweet, and rather annoyingly fake."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "The dogs are the best actors in the film."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B- "a solid, if a by-the-numbers, piece of work that gets you at an emotional level"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford "This is one of those lazy, lukewarm pictures that's even more disappointing than a purely bad one, and for one glaring reason: How could Marshall, his writers, and even his actors have let these dogs down so badly?"   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek C+ "A dog faces death, not because of cold or hunger, not because it was abandoned to face the polar winter alone, but because it was distracted and enamored by the southern lights?"   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 7/10 "Parents should know that it's too scary for very young children and be prepared that some dogs do die in this live-action animal adventure."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 "The dogs are so compelling to watch that you're mostly willing to overlook the flaws in the picture, which, thankfully, never sinks to the jokey cinematic nadir of Snow Dogs."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 0.5/4 "The story of dog-like Paul Walker's never-in-doubt reunion with his people-like charges."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 34) of 34 OFCS Rating: 62% Fresh Page   1