A love story unlike any you've seen before.

Rating: 8/10 (22 July 2019)

I must admit, I came into this movie with low expectations - and I was more than pleasantly surprised. This is a very good movie. Unusually for a Hollywood film, it is innovative and original. I suppose it could be said that the underlying story has been done many times before - heroine/hero assists defenceless, maltreated creature/outcast/refugee escape back to its natural habitat in the face of evil forces who want to harm it. We've seen the same scenario in movies as diverse as 'Splash' and 'Free Willy' to name but two. I don't think that story line has been treated as originally as it has been here though. Beautifully shot and acted, with a haunting score and wonderful sets, this two hours passes very quickly. There were a couple of fantasy scenes that made me go, 'oh really?' , but they didn't detract from my enjoyment of the film. I heartily recommend it.