iankodai
SPOILER WARNING:I had to stop watching this Lifetime level trash when I saw how PAINFULLY slow the dolphin's actual rescue was. It was literally laughable! Had I been freaking 8 years old I could and WOULD have had that dolphin free in a matter of a minute or less. The fact that the kid was AFRAID of a dolphin is ridiculous. The movie sets it up like you should fear them at first or something, not to mention the douche old man fisher who tells the kid to get away from it like he knows what he is doing. Kids, if you are reading this, anytime you see an animal in distress you help it, unless it's a predator, then do your best to help it safely or call animal control, police, or coast guard ASAP. Don't listen to dumb old people who simply want to control outcomes of all situations because they think they "know" better. The stupid timid act makes me sick. The kid lives his entire life in slow motion. T,t,today junior! It's pathetic attempt at the overused Hollywood trope of awkward teen who has zero social senses finds animal who opens him up to the world. Cute, but so predictable and OVER-ACTED! I'm literally a teacher of young kids and in all my years, I've never seen a kid that reserved or timid or slow to act or answer a question. I've seen many simply refuse, but none take that long. It's all for show people. Is there a heartwarming tale woven through all this crap? Of course, but if that kid really wanted to make a difference he would have ran over to that dolphin and cut it loose WITHOUT hesitation and complete disregard for the idiot fisherman. The story, although based on a true story, is not believable at all.
utgard14
Heartwarming family movie that's very sweet and inspirational. If this movie doesn't make you smile, I feel sorry for you. Yes, it's predictable if you're an older viewer but that's not always a bad thing. It's based on a true story about this dolphin who loses her tail and the efforts to give her a prosthetic tail that might enable her to swim normally. They add some fictional elements to the movie for dramatic effect but nothing too corny. It's got a good cast and a good story with a lot of heart. The little girl Cozi Zuehlsdorff is especially adorable. It's a really nice movie with a hopeful message. It's a dolphin movie, people. Who doesn't like dolphins?
sddavis63
My suggestion if you're going to watch this is to think of Flipper in real life and fighting against much bigger odds. Really - there are a lot of similarities, especially the bond between Winter (the dolphin whose tail had to be amputated after being caught in a fishing line) and young Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) - a troubled kid involved in her rescue.As all animal stories tend to be, this one is heartwarming. After being taken to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, it's feared that Winter will die because without a tail she can't swim. But she teaches herself to swim like a fish (moving her backside side to side) only then to have it discovered that the motion itself will kill her by damaging her spine. The trick then is to develop a prosthesis to save her life.It's a good story, humorous at times, sad at times. Obviously it revolves around Winter's struggle to survive, but there's a lot of human drama going on in this as well, which perhaps gives it a bit of adult "gravitas." There are some fairly well known faces in this - Harry Connick, Jr. as the head of the Marine Hospital, Kris Kristofferson as his father and Morgan Freeman as the doctor who finally develops the prosthesis. It's better than "Flipper" mostly because it's based on a true story. It takes a few liberties but tells the basics pretty well. (6/10)
maxkedevos devos (devosmaxime)
Really great movie, Nice popular cast, and based on a true stroy makes it everythung wurth of seeing the movie. Its one of the best movies with animals that i like the best.The story of Dolphin Tale is very inspirational and uplifting. It teaches us not to give up when all seems hopeless. Winter lost her tail and the aquarium was poised to close down due to financial issues. After the aquarium exhausted all possible options, they had to sell the aquarium, but no other centres are willing to accept Winter. The last option they have was to put her down peacefully. Despite the hopelessness, young Sawyer Nelson (played by Nathan Gamble) refuses to give up. After witnessing a mother and her little girl who has only one leg were willing to drive hours up from out of town just to see Winter, Sawyer came up with a brilliant plan that can save this handicapped dolphin. Although Sawyer failed many of his school subjects, he is indeed brilliant. His mom was surprised by his knowledge, commitment and intelligence, brought forth by what he was interested in.
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