Elephant
Disney+ | Release Date (Streaming): April 3, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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83
IndieWireKate ErblandApr 2, 2020
The result, vibrantly narrated by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is a slightly bouncier, more buoyant feature than some of its cinematic brethren, but one that accomplishes the necessary: it brings viewers inside the world of its awe-inspiring title stars. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleCary DarlingApr 2, 2020
Still, Elephant is affecting even on a small screen. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 2, 2020
We forgive Elephant its conceits because it’s such a joy to observe the rituals of these incredible, amazing creatures. Read full review
63
Vanity FairRichard LawsonApr 2, 2020
It’s a solid nature movie, not quite factual enough to be a true work of scientific observation, but engaging and persuasively conservationist in its subtle way. Read full review
60
TheWrapSteve PondApr 2, 2020
If you can’t completely trust the details of the story you’re seeing, the question becomes whether the footage itself is spectacular enough to justify the qualms you may be feeling. And on that count, Elephant delivers. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 2, 2020
Elephant is set in a world without poachers, developers or tourists: the picture it paints is beautiful and educative, but doesn’t feel quite complete Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangApr 2, 2020
The movie, which begins streaming Friday on Disney+, emerges a generally charming, sometimes cloying exercise in wildlife anthropomorphism. Read full review
60
EmpireIan FreerMar 31, 2020
A fun diversion for the kids, but you feel Attenborough could have packaged these often beautifully produced images with more rigour and insight in under an hour. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 30, 2020
The herd’s endless quest to find water becomes a repetitive (and rather dry) theme. And to the extent that super-square anthropomorphic Disney filmmaking isn’t merely a form but a skill, I never felt overwhelmingly close to Gaia or Shanti or Jomo. The Disney nature films have always had a certain hermetic quality, but this one feels more sealed-off than usual. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 30, 2020
It’s a technically impressive work with some lovely images — and a bit of a sugary taste. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzApr 3, 2020
The voice-over explains things that we could have understood from looking at the images. It rarely passes up the opportunity to drop in a cliche. Read full review
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