Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Henrik Larsson Wow. What a great movie. A deep satisfying feeling of mother-nature overwhelms me when watching this epic story.Nature is the movie. We're A part of it, not apart from it. Wolves are truly beautiful animals. They alone lifts this movie to the stars.The main characters does a wonderful job, delivering great and moving performances.The monologue, which is presented trough the main characters diary(and his voice), is deep and satisfying. And the dialog with the Inuits is also great.10/10

Anssi Vartiainen This movie starts a bit slow and goofy. We follow a man named Tyler (Charles Martin Smith) as he prepares for his mission to study the wolves of Northern American wilderness and at first the movie doesn't quite get the mood correctly. At times the awkwardness comes off very well and we're genuinely sorry for this poor man, who clearly has no idea what he's about to delve into. But then there are certain scenes where the illusion kind of breaks, like the scene where he starts to write his first report, in the middle of a frozen lake, during a howling windstorm. Captivating scene in its own way, but it still felt like the writer had momentarily dropped the ball, so to speak.Nevertheless, the movie quickly improves as Tyler proves to be made of tougher stuff than we initially assumed. And from thereon this is an amazing film. Hauntingly beautiful, insightful, profound, philosophical, at times educational, well-written and, above all else, soothingly hypnotic. The plot is in no hurry. The movie follows Tyler around and just sits right next to him as he studies the wolves, observing both him and the wildlife.Granted, if that was the whole movie, it would probably be a bit on the boring side, but there's a side plot about two Inuits, who Tyler befriends and from whom he learns more about the wilderness and the wolves.Still, the greatest aspect of this movie, the one that truly works, is the technical side of things, especially the mood that is created through cinematography, music and careful narration by Smith. There's dialogue between Tyler and the Inuits, but by far the greatest scenes in this movie are the silent ones, where the visuals and the music are allowed to fill your consciousness and transport you to an older era, where the laws of men have never existed. I swear that if nature ever had a soundtrack, it would prominently feature the score of this film.And that's my two cents. I highly recommend seeing this film, to everyone. It's one part nature documentary, one part adventure film and one part spiritual quest. At first it's very unassuming, but it has hidden power on its side and it needs to be experienced for one to understand its worth.

Lechuguilla About a man who goes to the Arctic wilderness to study wolves, "Never Cry Wolf" displays fine cinematography amid some spectacular scenery of the North Country. And the native wildlife, wolves and caribou mostly, present themselves with majestic dignity.But the script gives us a main character, Tyler (Charles Martin Smith), who is not the least bit convincing. Anyone sent on a serious Arctic mission would be more in-the-know than Tyler. His wilderness innocence seems contrived to add flavor and lighthearted adventure solely to entertain viewers.Similarly, the voice-over (VO) narration is annoying. It's been inserted presumably to give a sense of dialogue that film viewers expect, given that for much of the plot Tyler is alone. The VO communicates what Tyler is thinking, but that only amplifies his ignorance, which diminishes the credibility of the story.If I had been in charge of casting, I surely would have selected someone other than Smith to play Tyler. Smith tries hard. But he is about twenty years too young to be taken seriously as a scientist.And given the absence of civilization, why are we listening to background music? However light and airy it may be, it's totally out of place in a wilderness setting. All it does is manipulate viewer response as the plot moves along. The most potent scenes are those that maintain silence and stillness."Never Cry Wolf" conveys a simple, straightforward story, lightly humorous in tone, suitable for kids. There's nothing complex or opaque here, which is okay given the film's genre. Yet, I could have wished for a script with a more daring, and less conventional, story, a script and accompanying production aimed at adults, not children.Despite a slightly dumbed-down story, this Disney film is worth watching once, for the spectacular scenery. And the visuals alone make a good case for the preservation of wilderness and the protection of endangered wildlife.

rwkrok This is a great film. It succeeds on every level and really needs to apologize for nothing. The casting is exquisite - Charles Martin Smith is simply perfect as the somewhat overwhelmed academic who finds himself smack in the middle of his most anticipated/feared situation. Brian Dennehy is terrific as Rosie. "How do you beat boredom, Tyler? ... Adventure!". That may be one of my all-time favorite movie quotes. Many of us wish we had the nerve to accept this type of challenge and the self-awareness it will reveal. I have experienced the horror of finding myself lost, miles from any vestige of civilization, and the reaction of Tyler is spot on. Unlesss you've been there, you really can't get it. This film captures the experience of a man virtually alone in the wild as few have.