Dolphin Tale

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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Myself

A bit like Soul Surfer earlier in the year, we have an inspirational true story involving a marine animal, although the circumstances involving them are very different.

2nd Ashly Judd film for the day! Although the adults don't have much to do here, it's really all about the dolphin and the kid, played by Nathan Gamble from The Mist.

I saw this in 3D, and it was done really well, especially compared to Shark Night and their horrific underwater stereoscopic photography. But while the 3D was really well done there wasn't really any need for it, the film is basically a drama. Still if they go to the trouble to shoot in 3D, I'll watch it in 3D.

The whole opening sequence was a little unnerving. Completely CG dolphins swimming through CG oceans. Thankfully the opening titles and a few select shots are the only ones that use CG dolphins, the rest of the time we get the real thing. And by that I mean the actual real dolphin the story is based on.

The film is never overly sentimental thank god. In fact it never really hits any strong emotional beats ,at least not for me. It's pretty easy going, even the drama with a cousin becoming an amputee in the army is light.

Watch it if you're interested in the story, it's not bad, but there's nothing that'd keep you coming back to watch again.