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Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly: While the plot occasionally feels like Free Willy without the drama, it's a cute story if you don't mind temporarily trading in your cynicism for a bag of popcorn. Read more
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: ...if it doesn't bring a tear or two to your eye, you might need a visit to the cardiologist to see what you've got in there in place of a heart. Read more
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: Accompanying grown-ups or older siblings will have to choke down a sizable dose of schmaltz with their fish milkshakes. Read more
Alison Willmore, Time Out: You'd have to have a heart of stone to not be moved by the nonfiction footage of disabled children and war vets finding inspiration in Winter. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Adorable... Read more
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: A lively, winning family movie starring the very sea mammal at the center of a true story that inspired this film. Read more
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: Freeman is clearly enjoying himself, but his mega-watt presence and some unnecessary 3D are just about the only things separating Dolphin Tale from an Animal Planet original movie. Read more
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic: Attacking a film like this for being a tad cloying seems to be missing the point. It's an intrinsic part of what "Dolphin Tale" is. It's like getting mad at a dog for barking. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: The result is an excellent family film - maybe not up to 1996's "Fly Away Home'' in the kid-helps-wildlife genre but eye-opening and heartwarming and sensibility-expanding all the same. Read more
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader: Gamble's rapport with his finned costar is so touching that the movie works anyway. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: It's rudimentary and even a little clumsy in its filmmaking technique (not a small matter), but there's some narrative ambition, at least... Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: Plenty of ambition. But the dialogue can be tin-eared, and the comedy has a cater- to-kids quality that sells youngsters short. Read more
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: The sheer goodness of it all might be too much to bear. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: That it manages to be not insufferable while still being so predictable is a small tribute to its cast and crew. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Most of the family films churned out today are so junky it's almost a shock to find one in which the animals never spout sassy one-liners, or show off their hilarious hip-hop moves. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: Effective as the movie is, it nevertheless left me slightly put off. Read more
Rex Reed, New York Observer: Winter is friendly, loving, emotional, playful, brave and intelligent. Before her Dolphin Tale is over, I dare even the most jaded cynic not to shed a tear of admiration and joy. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: It may not be a great movie, but it is an exceptionally touching one. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A pleasant family film with an improbable true story at its heart. Read more
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: It gives young audiences credit for having patience and imagination, and rewards them with an engaging narrative. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The cast is delightful, the story corny without being cloyingly high-fructose, the direction first-rate. Read more
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Instead of steering toward deep and troubled waters, "Dolphin Tale" jumps through hoops to engage a young audience. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: A potentially appealing story about a rescued disabled dolphin gets smothered with inspirational family values guff. Read more
Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine: Kids are going to eat this up. Given what a dismal year it's been for the family film, it's likely their parents will, too. Read more
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: Dolphin Tale is a reasonably well-made and likable story about the courageous efforts of a small, determined band of people who come to the rescue of a badly injured sea creature. Read more
Andrew Barker, Variety: Though garnished with some heavy dollops of cheese, Dolphin Tale is a surprisingly solid, earnest family pic. Read more
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: By the end of the movie, Winter has become a mascot for human disability, especially for children, and Dolphin Tale has enough depth and sensitivity to tap into emotion without feeling manipulative. Read more
Sean O'Connell, Washington Post: A heartwarmingly hokey and accessible production. Read more