Fresh
As much as it grates, it still manages to warm the cockles.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Dolphin Tale
Inspired by the amazing true story of Winter.
2011 · 1h 53m · PG
Drama, Family
Directed by
Charles Martin Smith
Overview
A sea of animal rescuers — and a lonely boy in need of a friend – nurse an injured dolphin back to health after it loses its tail in a trap.
Director and cast
- Charles Martin Smith Director
- Nathan Gamble as Sawyer Nelson
- Winter The Dolphin as Self
- Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Hazel Haskett
- Harry Connick Jr. as Dr. Clay Haskett
- Austin Stowell as Kyle Connellan
- Morgan Freeman as Dr. McCarthy
- Ashley Judd as Lorraine Nelson
- Kris Kristofferson as Reed Haskett
- Ray McKinnon as Mr. Doyle
- Frances Sternhagen as Gloria Forrest
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Plenty of ambition. But the dialogue can be tin-eared, and the comedy has a cater- to-kids quality that sells youngsters short.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
Instead of steering toward deep and troubled waters, "Dolphin Tale" jumps through hoops to engage a young audience.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
That it manages to be not insufferable while still being so predictable is a small tribute to its cast and crew.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
A potentially appealing story about a rescued disabled dolphin gets smothered with inspirational family values guff.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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