Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I've loved dolphins and animals in general my entire life, and when I was 11 years old I was planning to do a dolphin swim during a vacation to Mexico. I was looking more forward to this dolphin swim than just about anything, and had no knowledge of the horrific industry that drives it.So five years ago, just a few months before my vacation, I saw a preview for this film premiering on Animal Planet. I didn't understand the preview much, but knew it had something to do with the killing of dolphins. The next time I saw it, I showed it to my father and asked him what it was about. He didn't exactly tell me, but encouraged me to watch it. I was hesitant since I love dolphins and am very sensitive when it comes to animals, but we agreed to record the premiere and watch it together.So watched we did. I understood everything perfectly, with the help of a little explaining from my parents. By the end, I was crying too hard to even speak and was completely baffled by the cruelty displayed in the film. I canceled my dolphin swim and decided that day that I would never support the captivity of cetaceans. I even started an ultimately unsuccessful blog attempting to raise awareness about it. I'm now 16 and my feelings are the same. I believe that watching this film was a huge jump of maturity for me, it truly changed me as a person. I encourage everyone to view this film and really think about it and what it means. I think that The Cove and other great documentaries about animal cruelty should be shown in schools, and maybe the world would become a better place.

this is what I wrote to a friend to discuss about The Cove:honestly speaking, I can't say I'm that into The Cove. don't get me wrong, it's a well-made documentary. The way it reveals the story, successfully creates suspension is quite articulate. It also reminds me how important it is to tell your story the way the audience would be interested in.What they are trying to address and their love and dedication towards dolphin/whales is very clear to me. Moreover, It's a project which is very hard to accomplish because of all the pressure from the Japan government,authorities and local fishermen...etc.On a certain level I do agree with them, such as I'm against cruelty, we human do consume too much seafood and that should be controlled. But this is rather a globe issue and the responsibilities are not on Japan (where the captivation is done) only. As long as there is a market, there will be some places more or less like Taiji, in Japan or other countries; there will be governments who deceive and bribe for the best of their own economic interests, US government is no better than that.I also feel like it loses its focus from time to time, some parts seems more like a documentary about "how difficult we get the shooting done at the cove in Taiji" to me, because there is long duration falls on how risky it is to make this film happened; some parts are somewhat vague and a little confusing as well. (ex, the way they tried to prove it's not a culture to eat the dolphin/whale in Japan is to throw questions to people on the street, that's not a legitimate approach for a fair report, especially when you're not familiar with the culture. The director point out that there are lots of people have been mercury poisoned because they eat dolphin/whale, which raises the question of whether it is a culture because apparently that means people do consume dolphin/whale meat a lot)the director also suggests that we shouldn't eat the dolphin because it's a highly intelligence creature with self-awareness, I'm not sure I'm totally buying that. It's not like I don't agree with this opinion (save the dolphin), but more about I'm not very fond of the idea that the creature's life worth more if they are more intelligence. I can't say I see every living creatures as totally equal (killing roaches sure is easier for me than killing mammals) but I couldn't help but thinking that human are for sure the most intelligent species on the planet but as well as the most harmful one when it comes to the well-being of the whole eco-system.This is a example of how a film with good story-telling and well execution could successfully manipulate people's awareness and attitude toward the topic although it's undeniable one-sided and bias.

The Cove was really really eye opening I feel like I learnt so much watching it and it really opened my eyes to what Is going on in parts of the world that is completely and utterly vile and half of us like myself don't even know it's going on! The film is really good I like the way it is done it's done as if you feel like you are going along with them, the ending bits were very moving, It's hard to say a lot about this film because you need to watch it to understand how affecting it is what's scary most about it all is that it's real this is a real life horror movie a smack to your face with reality, some bits in The Cove made me feel sick to my stomachs and made me literally cry my heart out I was heart broken! The Cove makes you feel so many emotions and has really made me want to help save/free the dolphins. I recommend everyone watches it!

I've had a day to think about it. There were just so many emotions that were stirred up after watching that movie, I couldn't possibly put it into a coherent statement. First let me say that The Cove is a lot more than a movie about mean old Japanese people killing cute, innocent dolphins. Don't get me wrong, it's the part of the film that will tug at your heartstrings the most. The Cove is about government cover-ups, greed, and the future of our ecosystem. What many people don't know is that a lot of the dolphins are killed for their meat. The Japanese government says it's for food (just like we eat cows) yet the people they talked to in Japan didn't even know about that dolphins are being killed and eaten. The other thing is that dolphin meat has high traces of mercury in it and can pose very serious health risks. The Japanese government is also trying to get a law that prohibits them for fishing for whales overturned. To do this they need a certain amount of votes. In order to get those votes, they go to poverty stricken countries (mainly in the Caribbean) and give them money for their vote. It's disgusting. I've been on a lot of cruises and everywhere we go you see "swim with the dolphin" excursions. Although I've never been on one, my friend has. They are a huge business and I will never look at them the same. By the way, an average dolphin excursion can cost up to $175. I think the heart of the film is Richard Barry, the one time dolphin trainer from the hit TV show Flipper, who has now become an activist. Barry carries a personal sense of guilt and responsibility that can literally be seen on every line of his face. The other cool thing about the film is that it almost unfolds like a spy/heist film. In order to film inside the cove, they need to secretly get cameras inside there. In order to do this, Barry assembles a team of the best people in the business. I'm not quite sure why you shouldn't watch this film. It made me want to become an activist. I feel like I should be doing more and it really bugs me.