Eight Below

Live-action animal adventures have always been a Disney specialty, and this one has a pretty compelling plot.

It's heartwarming, occasionally exciting, and some of the cinematography is exemplary.

There are times when resisting the Disney line just isn't worth the effort.

After two hours in Walker's slack-jawed company, you feel like you've just gone through the Antarctic winter yourself.

Walker and co. might get a healthy burst of screentime in the middle, but its the team of dogs who steal the show.

The dogs take the biscuit in Eight Below, an enthralling fact-based tale of man's best friend struggling to survive a harsh Antarctic winter.

...Eight Below is a testament to the challenges of survival and friendship.

A marvelous family film.

[Director] Frank Marshall does a good job.

This surprisingly impressive adventure tale from director Frank Marshall escaped being Disneyfied, meaning that the animals are heroic, wondrous and believable, but not cute.