Canada |
Toronto Star
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"'The Cove' plays like the James Bond version of an environmental doc. It could also be viewed as a horror movie for the carnage it depicts. Yet it's quite simply one of the year's best movies" |
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United States |
Chicago Sun-Times
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"There are many documentaries angry about the human destruction of the planetary peace. This is one of the very best - a certain Oscar nominee (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)" |
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United States |
The Washington Post
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"The slaughter is part of a traditional fishing culture, according to the Japanese. But if you succumb to the emotional appeal of this documentary, it emerges not just as a bloody and brutal business but almost as bad as genocide" |
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United States |
Variety
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"Eco-activist documentaries don't get much more compelling than The Cove, an impassioned piece of advocacy filmmaking" |
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United Kingdom |
Empire
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"A taut, thrilling documentary that plays out like a heist movie while never overshadowing its message or activist credentials" |
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United States |
The New York Times
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"An exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller, complete with bugged hotel rooms, clandestine derring-do and mysterious men in gray flannel suits" |
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United States |
Los Angeles Times
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"A powerful and effective piece of advocacy filmmaking" |
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United States |
Philadelphia Inquirer
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"An eco-mentary that's as passionate and persuasive an argument for change as 'An Inconvenient Truth.'" |
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United States |
Rolling Stone
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"'The Cove' plays like a thriller. It has the breathless pace of a 'Bourne' movie, but none of the comfort of fiction. This is documentary filmmaking at its most exciting and purposeful." |
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Canada |
The Globe and Mail
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"Hopefully, after seeing this film, interest in places like Sea World will begin to decline" |
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