Overrated

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

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

At a recent screening I attended,the director of Bold Native described it as "a movie of ideas" and I give this film a lot of credit for addressing some of the moral complexity of the animal rights issue rather than just being a simple polemic. It doesn't demonize or romanticize either side too much. There is a lot of heart in Bold Native. It's fast-paced, colorful, youthful and fun while underscoring the urgency of helping animals during a time when non-violent animal liberators are being prosecuted as domestic terrorists. Bold Native reminds the viewer that Animal Rights is a human rights issue, too. See this movie!

You don't need to be an animal rights activist to find the movie cinematically enjoyable. Before I saw the movie, I expected the movie to be a slightly diluted advocacy "message" film. I was wrong. This movie way surpassed my expectations. The film is imaginatively well-written (and doesn't pummel you with agenda messages), well-acted with interesting characters (and not living scenery), dramatic, and has surprising elements. The casting was also superb.While a couple reviews here find the sex/nudity scenes to be not needed, I actually, and surprisingly to myself (who normally would agree that this is the case in many movies), have to disagree. Without those scenes, it would take a lot of umph out of one of following powerful elements in the story.This movie also gives a person a good crash course on current politics and government as it especially relates to the animal rights movement. Something that most people are ignorant of, and will likely find pretty shocking.

I absolutely loved this movie! I found it to be very powerful and moving. The storyline was great and, as far as I know, the first of it's kind. All of the animal rights themed films I have seen in the past have been documentaries. I think this film will open the topic up to a whole new audience. It was very well made and the acting was excellent. I found the characters to be very likable and interesting. Though it is about animal liberation, I think it could be equally enjoyable to those who are not interested in animal rights. It does cover some animal rights issues and contains some real footage from inside labs and factory farms but only in a way that is necessary to the plot. I think it gives significant insight into the world of animal liberation, which is something that is seldom discussed and even more seldom understood. I enjoyed being able to put a face, even a fictional one, to the masked figures I had seen in various pictures and videos. I bought the DVD the first day that it was available and I intend to watch it many times. I would definitely recommend this movie to everyone!

Bold Native is more than an AR film. It captures the intense world of ordinary people who take the lives of fellow sentient beings into their owns hands. The cinematic aspects are amazing as it intermixes real, undercover footage of animal liberation actions with the narrative story footage. Though at times very painful to watch,anyone who still thinks that large organic dairy or egg farms are nice to animals needs to watch this. "Life is life--whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"-until every cage is empty-