Joaquin Phoenix,
Jeremy Suarez,
Jason Raize,
Rick Moranis,
Dave Thomas
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In the Disney-animated adventure Brother Bear, Joaquin Phoenix provides the voice of Kenai, a young Native American boy whose brother, Sitka (voice of D.B. Sweeney), is killed by a mother bear protect... read more
Directed by: Aaron Blaise, Bob Walker, Robert Walker
Release Date: November 1, 2003
Keywords:
cute,
animated,
disney movie,
brother bear,
oldest brother,
indigenous religions,
Rick Moranis ,
Native American ,
Brother Bear ,
Phil Collins
DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004
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October 5, 2012Animation work is above average and there are a couple of standout scenes but ultimately it doesn't reach the heights of Disney's back catalogue. Full review later.
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May 19, 2011Fun, but gets really in to spirits and crap. Great music, horrible story, good voice acting. I liked it, but didnt love it.
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May 4, 2011Brother Bear is a movie that is so close to being great that it's almost ridiculous. Had there been just a few changes made to the story, characters and dialogue, it would've been a really moving and timeless classic. As it stands though, this is interesting and beautiful to look... read more
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February 13, 2011Completely unoriginal film, and a seriously miscast Joaquin Phoenix. The story itself wasn't even remotely interesting. I didn't find myself caring for the characters at all. Stay far, very far away from this one.
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December 13, 2010this disney movie had i think the best drama of the newer generation of animated disney films and the end result was fantastic
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April 4, 2010Probably not up there with the best of Disney's full length features, but enjoyable all the same. Another hidden message for kids and a little adventure too.
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Critic Reviews
November 16, 2009
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
June 6, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Brother Bear is a very mild animated entry from Disney with a distinctly recycled feel. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Charles Passy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It feels like a project that got quietly pushed through the pipeline while the studio gears up for bigger and better things. Full Review
November 16, 2003
Louise Kennedy, Boston Globe
Give one chef eggs, cream, and sugar, and he'll produce creme brulee. In another kitchen, you'll get plain old vanilla pudding. What we have in Brother Bear, for all the potentially tasty ingredients,... Full Review
November 1, 2003
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
It's hard to avoid concluding that Brother Bear was pitched as Pocahontas meets The Lion King since it recycles the themes of both, not to mention a character or two. Full Review
November 1, 2003
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
The hand-drawn animation is alternately static and inconsistent, and the story may be too downbeat for younger kids, who are most assuredly the target audience.
October 31, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's not that the movie is bad. It's just innocuous. Full Review
October 31, 2003
C.W. Nevius, San Francisco Chronicle
The good news is that this is mostly good old-fashioned hand-drawn Disney animation. The bad news is that it relies too much on old-fashioned formula, hackneyed plot and cookie-cutter characters. Full Review
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