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Eye of the Dolphin

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Eye of the Dolphin (2007)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:5

Rotten:11

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Following her mother's death, 14-year-old Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) travels to the Bahamas to meet her estranged father, Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), in this heartwarming family film. It turns out, dad's a... Following her mother's death, 14-year-old Alyssa (Carly Schroeder) travels to the Bahamas to meet her estranged father, Hawk (Adrian Dunbar), in this heartwarming family film. It turns out, dad's a dolphin researcher. Soon, Alyssa discovers she shares her father's gift for communicating with dolphins, leading to a heartfelt friendship with a wild dolphin. Her father, however, has scientific concerns about her interacting with a wild animal. But, when greedy outsiders threaten to shut down her father's research station, it's Alyssa and her dolphin buddy that leap into action to save the day! [More]

Starring: Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Katharine Ross

Starring: Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Katharine Ross, Christine Adams, Jane Lynch

Director: Michael D. Sellers

Director: Michael D. Sellers
Screenwriter: Wendell Morris, Michael D. Sellers
Producer: Susan Johnson
Composer: Tim Jones

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A beautiful Grand Bahama island setting and majestic sea creatures can't offset an inert script and lackluster acting.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
10/22/07
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Drugs and drinking make waves in family drama.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
10/22/07
S. Jhoanna Robledo
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Common Sense Media

There's a pleasantly dreamy quality to much of Eye of the Dolphin, and that goes a long way toward enabling audiences to ignore the formulaic plot and enjoy the laid-back charms of this innocuous indie.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/27/07
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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For all its good intentions, Eye of the Dolphin is unsteady and amateurish, with its own problems in getting its message across.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
08/24/07
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Chicago Sun-Times
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[An] unassuming, but sadly unexciting, family film.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
08/24/07
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

There's real heart to be found in the story but it comes along with borderline saccharine sentimentality, a too facile ending, and clean outcomes that aren't earned.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
08/24/07
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

The underwater parts of Eye of the Dolphin are kind of pretty. Unfortunately, the rest of this waterlogged drama is pretty ugly.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
08/24/07
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Eye of the Dolphin is much better than most films of this sort, and if it helps a generation of young girls want to grow up to swim with live dolphins rather than groom My Little Ponys, that's certainly not a bad thing at all.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/24/07
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

A lonely dolphin serves as a mediator in the reconciliation of a father and daughter who don't know how to connect with each other.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/24/07
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

There are too many fishy family crises and too few fishlike mammals in this earnest 'Flipper' update, which soft-pedals its New Age agenda until a climactic speech that promises we can learn from our dolphin pals 'not just intellectually but spiritually.'

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
08/24/07
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

This indie, a Flipper for tweens, boasts winning roles by Bogie and Bacall, a pair of dolphins. The human actors don't fare as well.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
08/23/07
Stephen Humphries
Stephen Humphries
Christian Science Monitor

If only the wooden acting moved with the fluidity of the underwater footage, the only bright spot in this clunky drama.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
08/23/07
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

As Eye of the Dolphin makes some jarringly contrived plot twists, a viewer can imagine writer/director/executive producer Michael Sellers listing his assets and pondering how to combine them for one movie.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/23/07
Maureen M. Hart
Maureen M. Hart
Chicago Tribune

A limp coming-of-age tale set in the Bahamas.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment 1 Comment
08/23/07
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

For all its good intentions, this film is unsteady and amateurish, with its own problems getting its message across.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
08/23/07
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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Carly Schroeder is strong and the film's genuineness compensates for the 'after school special'-style script and production values, making it a pleasant, even uplifting film.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment 1 Comment
08/20/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
 
 
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