Whale Wars
Animal Planet | Release Date: November 7, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Yet despite the distraction of its media grooming, the basic story of Whale Wars is quite a yarn. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyAubry D'Aminio
Season 1 Review: It's pretty exciting stuff, though Watson & Co. sometimes make it as easy to hate them as to be on their side. [7 Nov 2008, p.87]
70
The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
Season 1 Review: Whatever you might think of the group’s beliefs and belligerence, these sailors give great sound bites. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Ultimately, the series contains just enough skepticism to mitigate charges of being exploited as a questionable enterprise's PR tool. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: Certainly things will get more exciting in future episodes, when everybody throws powerful stink bombs at Japanese ships, for instance, and--not for the first time in his career--Mr. Watson steals the show. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: The result will be more fascinating to those already invested in this sort of conservation issue than to the casual viewer, who may find the journey tough going and the nuances of the whole whaling question a little dense. Read full review
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