Sunday, 25 November 2012

Birds


The Big Year (2011)

Directed by David Frankel this film stars Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Rosamund Pike. Three men join a competition to see who can see the most species of birds in North America during a single year.

Adapted from a book this film acknowledges that it is very loose adaptation which is a lot better than claiming to be true facts. Despite the fairly light tone of the film it actually has some decent themes of the price of obsession and mortality running under the surface. Where the film is a bit weak is that it really lacks the laugh out loud comedy you would expect from a film with Jack Black and Steve Martin.

4/5

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