Directed by:
Frank MarshallCinematography:
Don BurgessComposer:
Mark IshamCast:
Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs, Panou, August Schellenberg, Wendy Crewson, Dexter Bell, Garry Chalk, Brenda Campbell (more)VOD (3)
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Walt Disney Pictures presents Eight Below, the thrilling and touching action-adventure about loyalty and friendship. Awful weather and a terrible accident force the members of a scientific expedition to evacuate Antarctica. And survival guide Jerry (Paul Walker) must leave his team of beloved sled dogs behind to survive the most unforgiving winter on the planet. Driven by unwavering friendship and belief in one another, the dogs and a heartbroken Jerry who will stop at nothing to rescue them make an incredible journey to reunite in this triumphant and inspiring movie the whole family will treasure. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
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Eight Below is a pleasant family movie that surprisingly isn’t about people being rescued by heroic dogs, as you would expect from the still photographs and Disney’s clichéd production. Frank Marshall again plays a fair game and, besides the children, the cute pups and one comedic character (Jason Biggs), the film doesn’t irritate the adult intellect or those allergic to sentimentality. There is a tolerable amount of that here and the actors turn in better-than-average performances in the context of the genre. The scenes with the solo dogs are handled superbly and the natural scenery is beautiful. Only the film’s runtime is a bit of a problem – it runs out of steam in the second third. But if your heart softens merely at the sight of the sad dog eyes, you'll give Eight Below four stars.
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