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     Never Cry Wolf
1983  PG  DRAMA  1h 45min
CAST— Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah
MUSIC— Mark Isham  DIRECTOR— Carroll Ballard  BASED ON— Never Cry Wolf (book), by Farley Mowat

     No, not a film about the fabled boy who cried wolf, but a film of broad scope detailing the magnificence of the Arctic. A mild-mannered biologist is sent to the Arctic to conduct research on the dwindling numbers in caribou; it is believed that local packs of wolves are threatening the population. But when the doctor arrives he finds the wolf not to be the aggressive, frightening creature of legend, but a gentle species, devoted to family and territory, living a meager existence not on massive caribou, but on (of all things) field mice! He falls in love with this beautiful creature and the beautiful surroundings of Arctic life, but realizes that mankind can only reach so far into nature without disturbing the elements. Worth a viewing, if only for its panoramic scenes and gentle approach towards nature, but an overall feeling of melancholy pervades the film. And after a single viewing you’ll probably have your fill of seeing naked men running wild among the caribou.
OUR RATING— ** ½