61
Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinKwapis fills small roles with great character actors like Stephen Root, Andrew Daly, Kathy Baker, Tim Blake Nelson, John Michael Higgins, Rob Riggle, and James LeGros, all skilled at making a lot out of a little.
- 75St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsSt. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsRounded, redemptive and refreshingly free of cynicism.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezBig Miracle even throws in an unexpected bonus, a surprise last-minute cameo that is funny without being the slightest bit mean, just like the rest of this hugely likable movie.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenIt's the affable cast, headed by Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, that really makes the picture so widely accessible.
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis family-friendly outing captures the story's human snowball effect with a measure of sly, satirical wit, if also an excess of boilerplate subplots and jokey '80s details.
- 67Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesBig Miracle is all formula, but with just enough savvy to temper the gentle-spiritedness and qualify it as that rare family film with an emotional manipulativeness that doesn't leave a sick slick in the mouth.
- 65MovielineStephanie ZacharekMovielineStephanie ZacharekBut there's so much going on in Big Miracle that the biggest miracle of all – the whales at the center of the story, get lost amid all the criss-crossing love stories, political wheeler-dealing and well-intentioned but inadequate rescue missions.
- 50Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallTampa Bay TimesSteve PersallThere are too many convenient romances, trumped-up crises and reversals of conscience to clear up while those poor whales suffer. Big Miracle isn't an entirely bad movie but a wholly misguided one.
- 40Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonWhile rooting for the marine mammals (and wishing for more footage of them - and even of their animatronic incarnations), your heart will also go out to the cast, stuck even more pitiably in syrupy manufactured crises.
- 12Slant MagazineSlant MagazineAny goodwill it boasts is terminally suppressed, buried beneath a layer of bullshit as thick as blubber.