Directed by:
David FrankelScreenplay:
Howard FranklinCinematography:
Lawrence SherComposer:
Theodore ShapiroCast:
Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Steve Martin, Rosamund Pike, John Cleese, Kevin Pollak, Joel McHale, Anjelica Huston, Jim Parsons, JoBeth Williams, Paul Campbell (more)Plots(1)
As bird watchers travel across North America in a competition to spot and record the highest number of species in 1998, three in particular - a corporate executive, a lonely code writer, and the aggressive reigning king of the competition - find themselves sacrificing their personal relationships to be the top birder of the year. (20th Century Fox AU)
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A film that is magically its own. Although the trailer lured me with the idea of a classic comedy, which was last seen here in 2001 (Rat Race), I ended up seeing something completely different... And you know what? I didn't mind a bit. Watching all those strange people, who seem to live in a completely different world and with whom even a walk from the entrance to the garbage bin would be a great adventure, was definitely something for me. Is this a film about morality? Well, yes, it is, but at least it's not imposing and more or less natural. The central trio is perfect, and I really enjoyed how Martin, Wilson and Black kept switching my sympathies from one to the other. The film celebrates human friendship as well as the beauty of nature, and it has a perfect soundtrack (both Shapiro's and the songs, lots of gentle humor and some naturally human scenes. I was definitely surprised. Definitely more than pleasantly.
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