As we were walking out of the theater I mentioned to my wife how strange it was to see a story from my youth being dramatized for the big screen. I remember the newscasts of the three stranded whales up in Alaska back in 1988. I can vividly remember the indigenous tribes digging holes in the ice to lead the whales to the ocean, and how the Russian ice breakers had to come and break down ice walls to help.
The was a family friendly movie, with some longer dialogues that might not entertain the young ones, but it is a fun story to share with them. /My wife and I both agreed that Drew Barrymore was out least favorite actor in this show; she felt as though she was over-playing her role and it became distracting to us as viewers.
This is a feel good movie worth 3 1/2 stars; watch at the end of the show when they show real footage and images from the actual event. (Oh, and by the way, I am deathy affraid of whales :) )
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what scares you about whales?
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