ridiculous rating

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is a great family movie that my kids wanted to see over and over. I would recommend it for older children (6 and up). Beware that I do believe it has a four-letter word placed in there every once in a while, but just warn your kids that it isn't appropriate. The story of Andre the seal is a wonderful story and should be shared. It is heartwarming and has good story lines. It also has a few valuable lessons that you can share with your children. There is conflict that shows resolve. There is a lesson on not jumping to conclusions. This is one of those movies that you should show to your children and discuss afterward. My children still love it.....and they are now 20 and above. The heartwarming true story of Andre' just never gets old....nor will you ever forget it.

Hi, I'm Camille Bajema reporting for KIDS FIRST! and today I'm reviewing the 1994 film "Andre," based on the book "A Seal Called Andre" which is based on a true story. I like this film because I'm an animal lover and this film is filled with animals."Andre" is about a little girl, Toni Whitney, played by Tina Majorina, who lives with her parents Harry and Thalice, played by Shane Meier and Chelsea Field; her sister, Paula, played by Aidan Pendleton; and her brother Steve, played by Keith Carradine. They have an assortment of animals, and decide to adopt an orphaned, baby seal that that they name Andre. Andre lives with the Whitney's for a few years, until a man from the health department shows up and wants to take Andre away!My favorite character in this film is Toni's mother, Thalice. I like Thalice because she is very loving toward her kids, yet also knows how to discipline them. My favorite scene in this movie is when Andre learns funny tricks and performs them for people on the pier. I like this scene because Andre is so cute and fun. An interesting fact is that Andre is played by a sea lion, not a seal, in the movie."Andre" is directed by George Miller and produced by Annette Handley. The music in this film sets the mood. The movie is filmed in a beautiful harbor in Rockport, Maine and I especially love the cinematography when the seasons change. This movie is a tear-jerker and Toni learns that despite how much she loves Andre she may have to let him go. This is a family-friendly movie and I recommend it to people of all ages. I give this film five-out-of- five stars because I thought that the movie was really well-done overall and had a great plot. I am pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this movie so much because the picture on the cover made me think that it would appeal to a younger audience.

If you have never seen a movie about children and animals, you might really like this one. But if you've seen more than three or four of them, you'll probably feel this is a compilation of them. It's hard to believe that so many clichés could be put in one single movie. If you show it to your (younger) children they'll probably have a good time. If you don't expect much from it, you may join them. But if you skip some scenes, don't bother: you've surely seen them before. And if you want to see a family with a seal I'd strongly suggest "A Summer with Selik", a Norwegian 3-episode serial where fisherman struggle against nature and not against each other, and a family teaches a orphan seal to swim, catch a fish and survive, and not to play with a ball or pose in front of TV cameras. Although, you may have trouble to find it (I haven't even found it on IMDb!) ** some spoilers **Though most of the scenes are predictable, some are rather funny and watchable till film tries to become dramatic. A seal rescuing a little girl in a small boat from a stormy sea, and then the boat sinking at the very moment when her father appears after hours of searching, destroy last hope that this movie could stay on the average level of a family movie.Keith Carradine can't be bad if he has a role to act. In this films he reminds me on those tennis-stars who come to small tournaments just to appear and lose in 1st round, only to give some attention and dignity to local competition.Not the "avoid in any circumstance" movie, but every scene in it has already been made in some other (usually better) movies.

Great acting by a beautifully trained seal (how do they do it?) based on a true story. One more animal movie for children and families, but with a twist. The interaction of seal and humans is heart warming. Prepare for a lump in the throat with a happy/sad ending.