Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.
This is a family movie on a grand scale, enhanced by lush cinematography and throbbing music, with a minimum of dialogue and an endless assortment of thrills.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
23 Jul 2004
rotten:
Noteworthy because it represents a kind of fevered moviemaking insanity that we rarely see these days.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
3 Jul 2004
fresh:
The kind of movie that kids used to flock to on Saturday afternoons in the forties and fifties.
– Alan Niester,
Globe and Mail,
3 Jul 2004
fresh:
... one of the most amazing animal adventure fables ever captured on film.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
28 Jun 2004
rotten:
I would have gladly volunteered to lead all the tigers participating in this movie directly into the wilds, just to stop them 'acting' in this slow-moving, heavy-handed drama.