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Whale Rider   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: A- 15 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 6995 ratings  User Reviews (452 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 452  |   Next   Overall Grade: A Story: B+ Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A- Very memorable with great performances by mudster2 (movies profile) (May 24, 2008) 207 of 210 people found this review helpful This is an excellent movie for children and adults alike. As a classroom teacher, I would highly recommend this movie to parents of children, although children in grades... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A+ What movies should be by drlrwilson2002 (movies profile) (Sep 26, 2006) 97 of 106 people found this review helpful The day I saw this movie, the two previews were lightweight at best. My companion and I said to each other, " When movies like Whale Rider can be made, why do others sto... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A A Marvolous Story -- Something to Cherish by wishman35 (movies profile) (Aug 13, 2005) 89 of 97 people found this review helpful Nowadays you get movies that are just plain stupid and have lots of cliches but this movie Whale Rider proves that it can be prevented. Such an original story which makes... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: B+ Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A+ The conflict aspects should have been more subtle by indramark (movies profile) (Feb 18, 2006) 74 of 111 people found this review helpful Beautiful imagery. Wonderful story. My wife and I both loved it. However, we both agreed that the primary conflict (symbolized between the sexist dogmatic dad vs the... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A It left me both proud and saddened by dlknk (movies profile) (Dec 10, 2005) 27 of 28 people found this review helpful The reason I have choosen to write my title as such is due to the fact that I did not want the movie to end. Very seldom in the movie industry today is a picture that com... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A A Glimpse of Polynesian Culture by anotherpolynesian (movies profile) (Jan 3, 2007) 22 of 24 people found this review helpful As another Polynesian who is trying to find more ways for the general public to identify with her culture besides football players and the occasional professional wrestle... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Whale Rider Soars Above This Summer's Mediocrity by scriptstar (movies profile) (Jan 3, 2007) 17 of 20 people found this review helpful The most complete film in many a year, Whale Rider offers the total package: great screenplay, terrific acting, exellence in direction, wonderful cinematography, and outs... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A- The other great whale of a tale by novelquest (movies profile) (Jan 3, 2007) 16 of 18 people found this review helpful "Whale Rider" won't ever put up the box-office numbers "Finding Nemo" has displayed, but that's not because it's a worse movie. "Whale Rider" is quite possibly my favorit... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Anyone of Native culture must see this film! by native_glory (movies profile) (Feb 13, 2004) 11 of 13 people found this review helpful The beginning is quite slow, but don't give up, the rest is well worth the initial drag. I would also have liked to see more cultural visuals, such as more costume and pe... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A A must see for everyone! by kehaulani_watson (movies profile) (Jan 3, 2007) 10 of 12 people found this review helpful There are few movies created these days that leave you feeling in complete awe of what you have just seen. Such a feeling was once expected of all movies... but they jus... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 452  |   Next