Jane's Journey
Animal Planet | Release Date: September 16, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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70
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungSep 12, 2011
Overall, film hits the right tone, and its brief but fascinating glimpses into Goodall's private life distinguishes it from the many TV docs on the lady. Read full review
70
VarietyRonnie ScheibSep 12, 2011
A worshipful tribute to the life and work of Jane Goodall. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierSep 16, 2011
Though Lorenz Knauer's film is as thoughtful as his subject - with a break for interviews with Pierce Brosnan and Goodall's fellow UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie - the study of chimps is given short shrift. Read full review
60
The New York TimesPaul BrunickSep 15, 2011
Skimps on intellectual substance but skirts by on the lightly likable charm of its subject. Read full review
50
Village VoiceRob NelsonSep 13, 2011
Spectacularly photographed and journalistically lame, Jane's Journey blows a 105-minute kiss to Dr. Jane Goodall. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierSep 11, 2011
Despite the fact that Goodall narrates the bulk of the material, there are scant details about her concrete contributions to animal and life science save for her observing of chimp-made tools. Read full review
40
Time OutAndrew SchenkerSep 13, 2011
Any analysis of her philanthropy or character is traded for blind idol worship; only intermittent footage of the subject interacting with the natural environments she hopes to save (hippo habitats, arctic snowscapes) manages to sidestep bland reverence. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithSep 16, 2011
Jane's Journey is an exceedingly graceful and dignified sleep aid. Read full review
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