Dolphin Reef

Name: Dolphin Reef
Genre: Family
Released: April 3, 2020
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Natalie Portman

2020

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Disney+ | Release Date (Streaming): April 3, 2020 | G

Starring: Natalie Portman

Summary: Narrated by Natalie Portman, Disneynature’s Dolphin Reef tells the spectacular story of Echo, a young Pacific bottlenose dolphin who seems far more interested in exploring the coral reef, and its intriguing inhabitants, than learning to survive in it.

Director: Keith Scholey

Genre(s): Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 77 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Apr 1, 2020

A Disneynature documentary that drops on Disney Plus on April 3, simply get out of the way and let the ancient creatures of the sea seduce us with their surreal evolutionary form-follows-function wild splendor. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Mar 31, 2020

Dolphin Reef benefits greatly from the gorgeous cinematography and canny editing typical of Disney nature docs as well as Portman's soothingly lighthearted, bedtime story-style narration that turns serious at just the right times. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Apr 2, 2020

Overall, Dolphin Reef is spectacular. The filmmaking team does an excellent job of detailing the delicate ecosystem that supports these creatures. Although Echo and his fellow dolphins are the stars, there is a vast supporting cast of humpback whales, sharks, razorfish, sea turtles, mantis shrimp, parrotfish. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 8, 2020

Dolphin Reef is DisneyNature’s best undersea documentary ever, and a great reason to sign up for Disney+ all by itself. Leave it on as the credits roll to see how the team got these amazing images and you’ll be even more impressed. Read full review

Steve Pond

Apr 2, 2020

Dolphin Reef is a satisfying entry in the Disneynature slate, albeit one where the dolphins in the title are upstaged by some of their supporting cast, and the reef itself is even more spectacular than the creatures who get the most screen time. Read full review

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steveyme

Apr 5, 2020

Decent visuals, but a super cheesy anthropomorphic narrative by a treacly Natalie Portman. The destruction of reefs is barely - barely- mentioned, (what does Disney Mega Corp care this is a money making exercise for them), the 'friendly' animals never get eaten, lack of continuity (shots ofDecent visuals, but a super cheesy anthropomorphic narrative by a treacly Natalie Portman. The destruction of reefs is barely - barely- mentioned, (what does Disney Mega Corp care this is a money making exercise for them), the 'friendly' animals never get eaten, lack of continuity (shots of completely different pods and locations), improbable 'storyline'. You get the idea. Dispiriting.… Expand

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