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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 03 Apr 2014

While following a comfortable and familiar formula, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar accomplishes a great deal in its 40-minute running time, entertaining…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 03 Apr 2014

This brief but highly fascinating and informative film enlightens us regarding the world of these odd-looking but loveable creatures…

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By Nick Mccarthy (53) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 03 Apr 2014

What results is a lopsided, put-upon narrative of survival where humans, and not the animals themselves, are the ones to be celebrated…

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By Kristy Puchko (422) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 02 Apr 2014

Lovingly captures lemurs in the wild, while clearly displaying how humans have become a part of this environment for better or worse…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 02 Apr 2014

The technology impressively embraces the audience, putting us in the middle of the rain forest, face to face with curious, beady eyes…

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By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 02 Apr 2014

I'm thinking a better title for this pedestrian doc might be Born to Be Mild…

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By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 02 Apr 2014

Island of Lemurs gives out just enough information to justify school trips, but not enough to merit return visits…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Apr 2014

A dazzling introduction, both immersive and sweeping, to one of the planet’s oldest primates (who knew?)…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 02 Apr 2014

This Morgan Freeman-narrated documentary doesn’t stray much from the nature-doc formula of making its stars look frisky and winsome while…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 02 Apr 2014

The animals are so magically entertaining to watch here (helped by some gently mischievous narrative assists), the educational treatment is…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 02 Apr 2014

The music is shamelessly entertaining, and the warmth of Morgan Freeman's narration conveys the possibility that, for all the imminent peril,…

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By Martin Tsai (390) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Apr 2014

Even at a meager 40 minutes, the film feels padded…

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By Kevin Mcfarland (13) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 01 Apr 2014

Though wondrous in stretches, it barely scratches the surface of its subject, the ecological smorgasbord of Madagascar…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 31 Mar 2014

A pleasant if fairly pedestrian viewing experience, one that more or less gets the job done in terms of balancing the requisite ooh-ahh moments…

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