Thursday, 8 December 2011

The Big Year (2011) 7/10

Starring : Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Steve Martin
Director : David Frankel
Running Time :101 mins

Kenny Bostick (Wilson) is the current record holder for Birder of the Year with a total of 732 birds sighted within a year, but two wannabe bird watchers, Brad Harris (Black) and Stu Preissler (Martin), want nothing more than to beat that record. Unfortunately Bostick is hot on their tale and will stop at nothing to ensure he continues to hold his prestigious title.

You wouldn’t think that a movie about three bird watchers would actually be interesting, but this manages to stay engrossing from beginning to end. Black and Martin play the sympathetic characters well, while Wilson portrays the villain in a very underplayed way that at times makes us sympathise with him too, but once we get to the end we’ve realised he doesn’t deserve our sympathy. Even if you aren’t interested in bird watching, this is still a good tale of team work and how family should always come first.

You’ll like this if you liked : Rat Race



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