That was an excellent one.

Powerful

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This was a decent watch, not for cinematic reasons per se but for making the world a better place. I watched this with my son, Julian, and I was pleased with how they took the true story, including the actual dolphin from it, and, especially for kids, promoted environmentalism, caring for animals, etc.--really solid and important aspects that need to be, more than ever, emphasized in the youth of today.My only qualms is that I have very mixed emotions about the casting. I know that to get an important environmental message heard, and thus the film watched, you have to incorporate Hollywood megastars. I simply wish this didn't have to be the case. The story would have come across better with unknown actors--or simply as a sincere documentary without the Hollywood B.S.

Dolphin Tale is a terrific movie with a very well developed storyline and a very impressive cast. It's a film that the entire family can enjoy, we all love sea creatures in general, so I believe it will touch your heart to see all these people coming together to save the life of one dolphin, the characters and the relationship that develops between them over the course of the movie is beautifully written and it's just as pleasing to know this is a true story. There was a lot of character arch that was very underused and that would be my only real issue with this film, there seemed to be a relationship developing between Harry Connick Jr. and Ashley Judd's character, and then they don't speak for the rest of the movie, plus we were given a little bit of information about both Sawyer's dad and Hazel's mom and we are expecting to learn more, but we never do, these are things they could have improved on to make the characters more three dimensional. The performances are simple, they're real, they seem comfortable in their roles and the chemistry between everyone is outstanding, they all feel like a family, even though they don't all play family members in the movie, there is a bond between them that we feel growing over the course of the movie, it makes what could have been another cheesy Free Willy-type film in to its own original movie that had me in tears with joy, it make you realise that there really are real heroes in the world, fighting for good and trying to make a change. A very sweet and emotional two hours, Dolphin Tale is a delightful movie for the whole family to enjoy. A group of animal lovers work together to save the life of a dolphin who has lost his tail. Best Performance: Morgan Freeman Worst Performance: Frances Sternhagen

I had NO IDEA what to expect, other than it was about a hurt dolphin. As I am nuts about dolphins, I had hopes that it would be good. But I was GREAT. I had tears in my eyes at the end. The cast was all solid and good. And you couldn't see what solution they would find for the financial difficulties and when they did find a solution, you will be so happy and relieved.And maybe, like me, you will want to shout at the screen that dolphins aren't animals, but of the fish/aquatic family. OK, they have to breathe air. Does that make them animals? I don't think so. Whales also have to surface for air, but nobody calls THEM animals.Lovely, wonderful movie with an excellent cast. If you are like me, and grew up with Flipper, etc., you will enjoy it tremendously.

Lonely and lacking a social crowd to hand out with Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) wanders aimlessly across the beaches. Per chance he comes across an injured and web-entangled dolphin, who with the help of an animal hospital is saved, but only after necessitating a tail fin amputation. Falling in love with the new ocean friend named Winter he quickly becomes part of the facility, where he is taken care of. Nonetheless without a tail fin Winter is bound to die, despite the crews best intention...Based on the true life animal "The Dolpin Tale" delivers a heart-warming and educational story about a victory of life and humanity (or maybe 'animality' given the strong input by Winter himself). Featuring a stellar cast of Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Morgan Freeman, each suitably fitting their given roles, comes a surprisingly brisk and informative family flick, albeit not devoid of overly sugar-coated endings and several corny scenes. Nonetheless even those are unable to derail an otherwise endearing feature, above all thanks to the wider message of tolerance and acceptance, which helps teach lessons to the children of today. Such an inspirational story, far from any artistic credibility, is above all a very welcome type of fare for the overemphasis of fast and furious nowadays even directed to our youth.