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The Cove

2009

Louie Psihoyos

Documentary

7.9

10,644

Documentary Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renown dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.

	Author	Review
Canada	Peter Howell Toronto Star	"'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"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"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)"	POS
United States	Philip Kennicott The Washington Post	"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"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Eco-activist documentaries don't get much more compelling than The Cove, an impassioned piece of advocacy filmmaking"	POS
United Kingdom	Philip Wilding Empire	"A taut, thrilling documentary that plays out like a heist movie while never overshadowing its message or activist credentials"	POS
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"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"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"A powerful and effective piece of advocacy filmmaking"	POS
United States	Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"An eco-mentary that's as passionate and persuasive an argument for change as 'An Inconvenient Truth.'"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'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."	POS
Canada	The Globe and Mail	"Hopefully, after seeing this film, interest in places like Sea World will begin to decline"	POS

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