The Big Year

Name: The Big Year
Released: 2011-10-14
Cast: Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Brian Dennehy, Anjelica Huston

The Big Year

PG
1h 40m
2011

42%

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Looking to shake up their routine lives, three amateur bird watchers compete to become the ultimate "birder" by spotting the greatest number of species within a single calendar year.

Director:

David Frankel

Producer:

Karen Rosenfelt, Stuart Cornfeld, Curtis Hanson

Writer:

Howard Franklin

Cast:

Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Brian Dennehy, Anjelica Huston, Rashida Jones, Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, Jobeth Williams

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TOMATOMETER®

42%

Critics Consensus: Though made with care and affection for its characters, The Big Year plods along, rarely reaching any comedic heights.

Reviews

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

All three actors play their usual stock characters here.

Faintly amusing, not wacky at all, considering this cast.

The Big Year is completely predictable and full of way too many bird-watching montages set to inspiring music, but it's such an upbeat, cheery film that it's pretty hard to resist.

If you can get past the obviously obscure subject matter, you'll find a really sweet film beneath.

If you go into it not expecting big comedy, "The Big Year" can be an enjoyable diversion for an evening. But it helps if you like nature.

June 22, 2017

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