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Friday, October 31, 2003

"Brother Bear", a Disney animated movie about a young Inuit hunter who is turned into a bear, opens in theaters nationwide today.

No Native actors provide the voices of main characters in the movie. The Inuit hunter is portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix.

"Brother Bear may leaven its story with enough cartoon antics to please younger audiences, but it feels far too calculated in its attempts to drive home its many points," The Denver Rocky Mountain News says in a review. "In short, the name may be Disney, but the result falls short of a classic."

"Brother Bear also has an unforced, pleasingly New Age feel to it; an unexpected but satisfying ending (a la "Shrek" and a script that -- despite its overdone, body-switching premise -- comes together to nicely convey a cogent, environmentally conscious moral lesson," The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says.

Get the Story:
Heavy moral lessons brought to 'Bear' (The Denver Rocky Mountain News 10/31)
'Brother Bear' lacks the Disney magic (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/31)

Relevant Links:
Brother Bear - http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/brotherbear/main.html

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