The March of the Penguins
Yes, it is quite a dramatic tale, yes, the images are brilliant, especially the underwater scenes, yes, Emilie Simon’s soundtrack fits well with the material and yes, the whole logisitics of making this intimate film on penguins is amazing. 
And yet, I expected something more. Maybe this is due to the hype the film has had. I couldn’t quite get beyond a sort of grand Cousteau documentary and did feel that the rather coy script detracted from the visual aspect. A nice film to see
, an achievement in filming in Antarctica but in the end, it was not much different to many other animal docus seen on TV. 
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