Bear With Me

An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild, thinking they’d never see Masha again. Three years go by, and Emily – now 11 years old – has gotten lost deep in the wild forests of the Pacific Northwest. Cold, frightened and alone in the gathering darkness, she falls and is knocked unconscious. When she awakens, Emily is amazed to see that a large brown bear has kept her warm and dry all night by cuddling her. It's Masha – and Emily is overjoyed to be reunited with the bear just when she needs a friend most. Together the two bravely set off on an adventure to find their way home. But, there seems to be danger at every turn – cougars, wolves, bear-hunters and other bears – and the two special friends find they need each other now more than ever. Bear With Me is a tale the whole family will find as exciting as it is heart-warming . . . and the magnificent forests of the Pacific Northwest lend this story of loyalty, friendship and adventure a magic all its own.

Good Story, Weak Acting

This movie actually has a good story. It has an environmental conscious message and the scenery is very beautiful. Its main flaw is that the acting is not very good at all. Many of the lines are beyond predictable and delivered so unfeelingly. The best actor in the entire movie is the bear, named "Masha". Towards the end, there's a scene where I was just about to cry when I got worried about what might happen to the bear. October 21, 2007

Cute Movie For The Family.

I liked this movie. Perfect for young people. A must see, April 3, 2007

Not all there

I saw this film on Animal Planet several times and loved it so I was excited to find it on DVD. However I was very disappointed that the company distributing the DVD chose to leave several very important scenes with Gordon Tootoosis. As he is portrayed as a Native American medicine man and I can only guess that the distributor is Christian based, they chose to leave out the scenes with Gordon journeying to find the young girl and then later changing into a bear himself. They were wonderful scenes and since I'm also a big fan of Tootoosis I was stunned that they would cut out the scenes. I probably would not have bought the DVD had I known this. A big disappointment to an otherwise very good film. May 7, 2006

"So Good I could not bear it."

This film is beyond glorious. The script is flawless and the camera work is a clear influence of Stone. This journey took me on an emotional ride at a hotel room at 2 am. The greenery made it all the better. Bear trainers should be very proud of such progress that Masha and her friend share while go cart stunting. I encourage any child across the globe to approach a grizzly in the same fashion that young Emily has in this film. I actually tried it and it worked out as well and I am still with her. April 6, 2005

bear with it

um, just make sure you are not sober when you watch this and you will enjoy it a helluva lot more April 4, 2005

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