This beautifully photographed wildlife movie anthropomorphises a group of meerkats. The fact that so much meerkat behaviour appears so deceptively human aids this approach although, personally, I felt that attributing human motives and relationships rather cheapened the absorbing and eye-catching visuals (I appreciate that allocating names is helpful for purposes of identification).
Paul Newman delivers the narration in what was probably his final professional work. It is perfectly satisfactory, if a little cold.
But this film stands on its visuals, and it transcends criticism on that basis alone.
Paul Newman delivers the narration in what was probably his final professional work. It is perfectly satisfactory, if a little cold.
But this film stands on its visuals, and it transcends criticism on that basis alone.