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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The PlaylistDrew TaylorThe PlaylistDrew TaylorWhat's amazing about the documentary, though, is that it's oftentimes just as engaging as the Disney bears that play in jug bands or crave ooey-gooey honey.
- 80New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsA three-act story narrated by the affable John C. Reilly is grafted onto one “How’d they get that?” shot after another.
- 75McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreIt’s gorgeous, intimate and beautifully photographed. And it’s cute and kid-friendly, with just enough jokes to balance the drama that comes from any film that flirts with how dangerous and unforgiving The Wild actually is.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigIt has lighthearted moments, but is also suspenseful at the right times.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenDisneynature’s Bears combines sweeping vistas and remarkably intimate wildlife photography to typically stirring effect.
- 70VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerSurely some of the film’s various incidents have been creatively stitched together from stray bits and pieces of footage, but its central conflict is an entirely organic one, and rarely is any offscreen string pulling distractingly evident.
- 70Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiBears has warmth and fuzziness in spades, especially when the lot of them snoozes on logs. Amid its heaping serving of cuddliness, though, the film doesn't sugarcoat the harsh reality and unforgiving elements with which the bears have to contend.
- 63New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThis is one of those nature documentaries that’s pretty much solely interested in being entertaining, and so is cleverly edited to look like the linear story of a mother (dubbed Sky) and her newborns (Scout and Amber).
- 60The DissolveGenevieve KoskiThe DissolveGenevieve KoskiTrue to its Disney lineage, Bears is a theme-park version of reality, but one built on sincere understanding of and affection for the natural world and all its creatures—especially the really cute ones.