Morning Light
Walt Disney Pictures | Release Date: October 17, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Vividly captures the joy of sailing. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
An OK sports doc that owes as much to reality TV competitions as it does to the genre of nautical cinema. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The documentary is enjoyable, though it could have been edited more tightly. The ending, in which three of the contest participants write and perform a catchy pop song, is buoyantly fun. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
A fluffy piece of Disney nonfiction. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
A Disney movie about a Disney project, this slick sailing documentary feels a little too self-promotional, almost like an attraction you might stumble into at Epcot. But at least it turns out to be a fairly wild ride. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
An old-fashioned doc about a sailboat race is well produced but lacks urgency and true insight Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Like the disastrously overpopulated "Amazing Race: Family Edition," Morning Light never finds a way to make us care who wins. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter Debruge
The film feels more like the ultimate scrapbook for the participants than the vicarious thrill the pair no doubt imagined for audiences. Read full review
50
Village VoiceTim Grierson
Two unnerving phenomena--the popularity of reality-TV competitions and the Walt Disney Company's ability to churn out entertainment starring the most squeaky-clean humans on earth--come together in Morning Light, a nightmarishly upbeat documentary. Read full review
50
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
At one point during the big race, the kids get passed at close range by a team of pros so seasoned, they wrote the navigation software the kids use. I was begging the camera crew to follow them. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Has a made-for-television style. Read full review
50
NPRBob Mondello
The film is more appealing for its scenery, which is as breathtakingly blue as you'd expect, than for its drama. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Morning Light, sailor's delight. All others be forewarned. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele
If the makers were hoping they'd chronicled a metaphor for life's struggle, they probably weren't counting on the struggle being monotony. Read full review
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