Dolphin Tale (2011)
A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.
- Charles Martin Smith
- Noam Dromi
- Karen Janszen
Rating: 6.9/10 by 636 users
Alternative Title:
L'Incroyable histoire de Winter le dauphin - FR
La gran aventura de Winter el delfín - ES
Dolphin Tale - BR
Histoire de dauphin - CA
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 53 minutes
Budget: $37,000,000
Revenue: $95,404,397
Plot Keyword: florida, dolphin, based on true story, trap, summer
This was a decent watch, not for cinematic reasons per se but for making the world a better place. I watched this with my son, Julian, and I was pleased with how they took the true story, including the actual dolphin from it, and, especially for kids, promoted environmentalism, caring for animals, etc.--really solid and important aspects that need to be, more than ever, emphasized in the youth of today. My only qualms is that I have very mixed emotions about the casting. I know that to get an important environmental message heard, and thus the film watched, you have to incorporate Hollywood megastars. I simply wish this didn't have to be the case. The story would have come across better with unknown actors--or simply as a sincere documentary without the Hollywood B.S.
