The Serengeti Rules

"The Serengeti Rules" celebrates not only the diversity and beauty of the natural world but also recognizes the transformative power of curiosity and knowledge.

The great accomplishment of "The Serengeti Rules" is that it directs the viewer to see beauty in the way an ecologist might.

Being more conventional than it thinks doesn't keep the often beautifully shot doc from showing how what we were taught in high school might be faulty, and pointing toward ways of fixing seemingly permanent scenes of destruction.

It's a film which sounds an alarm, but, unlike most similarly-themed pictures, one which permits a chink of light into the traditionally bleak narrative of man's impact on the land.

Too fuzzy for too much of the time, this film's high points are still worth the watching.

Not only is the film thorough and engaging, it explains what's happening in such a way that viewers will be able to identify examples of similar events in their own local environments.

What an amazing documentary this is -- really extraordinary.

It's obviously a labour of love.

High-caliber science documentary.

Stunning documentary, revealing how various species are essential in the way they interact with one another.