Jane's Journey

Jane's Journey (2011)

  • 45% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 81% of users liked it
    (395 ratings)

It would be hard to name anyone who has had more of an impact in the realm of animal research and wildlife conservation than Dr. Jane Goodall, Dame of the British Empire, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace. Dr. Goodall's pioneering study of wild chimpanzee behavior… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Lorenz Knauer
Written By
Lorenz Knauer
Genres
Documentary
In Theaters
Sep 16, 2011 Limited
On DVD
Dec 27, 2011
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Critic Reviews

  • Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

    Positivity has its limits in "Jane's Journey," a portrait of primatologist Jane Goodall that's long on adulation and short on spark.

  • Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

    Now in her 70s, Goodall is still shy, with as much indefatigible energy as ever.

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    You may have the feeling of being stuck at a nice old lady's house while she narrates a meandering slide show in slow, storybook tones.

  • Paul Brunick, New York Times

    Skimps on intellectual substance but skirts by on the lightly likable charm of its subject, who appears throughout.

  • Rob Nelson, Village Voice

    Spectacularly photographed and journalistically lame...

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