Whale Rider
Newmarket Films | Release Date: June 6, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
28
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Whale Rider is one long, sensitive downer capped by an uplifting finale. A martyr fantasy that turns victorious -- it's a surefire recipe for arthouse crowd-pleasing. Read full review
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San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
By the end, a sense settles in that Whale Rider could have accomplished as much -- and been considerably more powerful -- as a 25- minute short. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Like the film, Pai's character is muddily conceived and ill-focused, but the coltish, tremulously delicate Castle-Hughes is a hypnotic camera subject. Read full review
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