The White Planet

"A captivating docu profiling the some strange, some adorable -- but all endangered -- denizens of the North Pole. Although this critters-in-the-cold venture will inevitably be compared with the South Pole-set "March of the Penguins," this handsomely mounted, narratively convincing pic was under way before anybody knew there was box office gold in them thar snowbanks..."

"Breathtaking wildlife documentary heavily disfigured by a banal, anthropomorphising commentary..."

"All in all this is a spectacular and memorable piece of film making. If you're looking after the nippers in the next few weeks, I think they will be entranced. And if you're planning a date, believe me, a newborn baby polar bear is pretty much a new definition of the word 'cute'..."

"We cover everything Arctic – from the freezing depths beneath the blue ice, to the earth, sea and wind. The arctic rabbit and a pregnant polar bear are the first on the scene, but there's a large ensemble cast of cold-resistant wildlife, including the arctic wolf eating some sort of snow gerbil or ice guinea pig, cute harpseal pups (how could anyone club those cuties to death?), hooded seals and their inflatable noses, whales, plus the magnificent migrating caribou and a bird that looks like a flying penguin (thick-billed murrhs). The narwhals are a particularly fascinating sight with their unicorn- like single tusks rising out of the ice maze..."