Positive Experience/Entertaining?Definitely. Filmmaker Werner Herzog tells the story of Timothy Treadwell, half nutcase and half “kind warrior,” as Treadwell himself put it. It’s a fascinating tale that lingers on the fine edge of morbidity.

Technically any good?Much of the film consists of Treadwell’s own footage, which he shot in the wilderness of Alaska. Herzog collects some of his most artistic, most eccentric, and most poignant moments, but also doesn’t hesitate to turn the deep flaws of his subject to the light.

How did it leave me feeling?Unsettled– the film returns again and again to the subject of death, and where Treadwell saw benevolence and friendship in his beloved bears, Herzog sees only the indifference and casual cruelty of nature.

Final Rating? GSN