Aimed at kids whose imaginations may be sparked by the unusual watery beasts on display. The narration, courtesy of the Cousteau family and Schwarzenegger, is simple and direct, often with the feel of an educational classroom film.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5 | Jan 31, 2021

It may move at a glacial pace, and its presentation may not be anything new, but Wonders of the Deep offers a chance to take a minute (or 80) and meditate upon our treatment of the oceans that harbors us.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 12, 2019

Docu beautifully highlights delicate balance of our oceans.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 4, 2019

It is a well-intentioned, enthusiastic movie but it never quite comes together for a satisfying experience.

Full Review | Jun 4, 2019

This is a film that calls upon viewers to protect this resource for our own sake and so that people can carry on falling in love with it for generations to come.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 3, 2019

Pretty, but at this point routine documentary about the colorful life under the sea threatened by human activity.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 31, 2019

For every remarkable visual captured by Jean-Michel (son of Jacques) Cousteau, there's a trite line of dialogue that undercuts it.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 23, 2019

The Cousteau family returns to the big screen for a three-dimensional dive that goes deep to reveal the ocean's mind-bending beauty in minute detail, yet comes up a little shallow when it comes to addressing the human flaws that now define the landscape.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 9, 2019

Wonders of the Sea enters a hefty field of environmental documentaries - even the sub-genre of ocean docs is quite crowded - and does little to stand apart from the shoal.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 2, 2019

A combination of state-of-the-art cinematography and old-fashioned documentary storytelling, this gorgeous film is 3D visually, but frustratingly two-dimensional otherwise.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 31, 2019

It's incredible to watch and most worthy of an afternoon's viewing with the family.

Full Review | Jan 31, 2019

The images are so vivid, you may be tempted to take a vape break, grab some earbuds, and use your own Pink Floyd or Stravinsky to drown out the anodyne soundtrack.

Full Review | Jan 31, 2019

A film that displays the beauty and complexity of the world beneath the waves while issuing an urgent clarion call for action.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 31, 2019

...there's no denying that what the film gently says does matter.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 30, 2019

Noble intentions and technological marvels aside, Wonders of the Sea 3D is burdened with a distractingly cornball script, narrated by the Cousteaus and, occasionally, Schwarzenegger.

Full Review | Original Score: B-minus | Jan 30, 2019

The beauty captured in its clear images even seems to transcend that of this world to suggest almost the possibility of an interplanetary voyage without leaving the bottom of the sea. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 18, 2018

A feast for the eyes but something of a trial for the ears, the film is simultaneously cutting edge in its technology and thuddingly old-fashioned in its gee-whiz tone.

Full Review | Oct 4, 2017

Its vibrant, thrillingly crisp 3D visuals alone give the armchair oceanographer all the excuse needed to dive right in, no snorkel needed.

Full Review | Sep 29, 2017