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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Practice has delivered something close to perfection as this new film offers a startling experience that takes you down into the Great Barrier Reef without the expense, hypothermia or oxygen tanks.
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternOne of the best of the genre. If it doesn't serve oysters, per se, this submarine wonder offers marvels in abundance.
- 88PremierePremiereWe actually had the urge to dodge the sea snakes swimming right at us.
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA visually enthralling 40-minute tour of the southwestern Pacific depths.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisIt's all a treat to behold, and, at least where the turtle and the jellyfish are concerned, it's transcendently beautiful, too. I just wish there was more of it.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerAs dazzling as they come, a visual pageant of strange undersea creatures hunting and scavenging and floating across the screen.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickJim Carrey mostly plays it straight as the narrator. The 3-D effects are uncanny; much of the audience ducked when sea snakes lunged at it. You can't get that on your TV set. Yet.
- 75Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneIn addition to the romantic music for the cuttlefish courtship, the several musical selections are a step above the usual IMAX fare.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie PunterThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie PunterLike its predecessors, Under the Sea is family-friendly viewing -- the great white shark swims by, as opposed to tearing prey to shreds. Its goal is to show biodiversity and offer information on how reefs grow, reminding us of threats to these environments.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleSeems more appropriate for a science museum than the Metreon, but that's not the film's problem. The problem is that oceanic movies in actual science museums are far more interesting and nuanced than this documentary.