Sunday, February 27, 2011

Grey Owl (1999)

Based on the real story of a man who lived in the Canadian wilderness as a hunter, then became an ecological activist. The time is the 1930's.

The story per se is my idea of fascinating, and I think I would watch a much worse film just to get acquainted with these facts. But an objective assessment of the film itself leads to only moderate praise. The romantic element is hipertrophied and not done in the most convincing manner, in my opinion. The lead performance is quite satisfactory, on the other hand. And there are several moments of good cinema in it, especially near the end.
Saw it dubbed in Portuguese.

Rating: 55

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