Good concept, poorly executed.

Brilliant and touching

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

I watched this at home on BluRay from my public library system. The picture and sound are just great, the documentary takes us into parts of the world most of us would never get to see otherwise. It focuses on the cycle of seasons and cycle of life of a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.The animals are anthropomorphized, that is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. The narration, done well by John Krasinski, tells us how the animals feel and what their priorities are.This sort of treatment is likely to appeal more to the younger viewers but most of it is done interestingly. The film clips show animals doing things and the narration story is made to seem like a script.Overall I found it enjoyable but probably a bit too long for what it needed to tells us.

God, this is just awful. While the photography is nice (if you like to watch an hour of wildlife moving in ultra slow motion) everything else about this ridiculous impersonation of the BBC is a real mess.All the animals have been given stupid names which are impossible to keep up with... Dim Dim, Bam Bam, Tip Tip, Bong Bong, Gob Gob... I lost count of the stupid names and who they were attached to. So will everyone else watching this rubbish. The Lost Boys is the name assigned to some made up monkey gang? For heaven's sake, give me a break!Also, there's quite a bit of misleading factual nonsense inserted to make the story more interesting. Apparently, a monkey who has been evicted from the family saves his sister from a bird and is welcomed back into the fold as a hero! This NEVER happens in real life. It's insulting to make this trash up simply to improve the 'feelgood factor'.The vocabulary and phraseology are way too advanced for a child to understand and the corny delivery is way to childlike for an adult to enjoy. How on earth this narration got past any kind of production meeting is just anybody's guess. After a few minutes of listening to this bilge, you'll want to punch the speaker in the face... or rip your ears off!Mute this nonsense or better still, simply avoid it.

Decided to see this film after seeing clips on TV. I have been a fan of this kind of movie ever since Disney did them back in the 19 60's This film touched the kind of life led by several species of animals. My wife and I were moved and thrilled to be able to watch the excellent photography and hear the technicians explain what happened in the various situations. We heartily recommend this film to anyone (any age) who is able to focus for approximately 90 minutes.

Skip my last paragraph for spoiler -- but if you are very sensitive you may want to read it. This is a beautifully filmed and narrated story of three families plus some additional animals who interact and/or hunt those animals. Lots and lots of "awww" moments.What I didn't like (actually hated): Snow leopards are, I believe, endangered. The mom snow leopard dies a slow death from injuries while hunting for her cubs. As far as I can tell the cubs were left to starve to death even though there was an animal rescue center connected with the movie. I watched til the very end hoping there would be something about saving the cubs -- then I came home and got online to search for the same but found nothing. I was supposed to go out to lunch with friends afterwards but was crying so hard (still am) that I had dry heaves and had to come home. Yes, I'm an adult. No more animal movies for me.