Winged Migration Critic Reviews

Stays in the mind, changing the way we look at the world.Read the full review

Mysteries still surround many aspects of bird migration. This film unravels exactly none of them. Rather, in some of the most remarkable footage you'll ever see, the film lets you look over the shoulders of migrating birds. Read the full review

It's not the enormous undertaking that impresses so much as the sheer ecstasy of flight and the ability of Perrin's team to catch it. Read the full review

Visually stunning, practically dialogue-free and very family-friendly. Read the full review

A magnificent documentary that flies us along with migratory birds on their intercontinental travels, it's the polar opposite -- North Pole, South Pole and all latitudes in between -- of modern feature films that rely on special effects. Read the full review

The result is a movie miracle; it soars. Read the full review

Mesmerizing.Read the full review

At its best, Winged Migration is a marvel, and if that seems like a gee-whiz word, that's because this film has a lot to be gee-whiz about. Read the full review

If it were any more real - if it were Imax, say -- the audience would be molting. Read the full review