Rare Birds | | Cast : | William Hurt, Andy Jones (II) | | Director : | Sturla Gunnarsson | | Studio : | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 2001 | | DVD Released Date : | May 28, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | October 16, 2004 | | Summary | One man's "boring" is another's "charming" | Content
 | I couldn't disagree more with calling this little film "boring" or "messy," as described in another review. It is certainly quiet and quirky, however, along the lines of "Waking Ned Devine" or "Local Hero" or "Saving Grace." There are plenty of other reviews which will describe the plot and characters, so I will not here. I just wanted to give it a thumbs up, for the crowd that likes these kinds of films. It's not slapstick and doesn't try to be. But I know there's room on the shelf for this little gem amongst the Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey films. I personally came upon it on TV late at night, and went to the computer to order it on DVD immediately. Just the thing for a rainy night in front of the fire with hot chocolate. Give it a try. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2004 | | Summary | boring and messy | Content
| My husband and I both enjoy many different kinds of comedy films, and neither of us enjoyed this boring mess. While the characters were colorful and fun, after a while it seemed that they were just shifted from one goofy situation to another without much linking them.
William Hurt is the chef-owner of an unsuccessful restaurant when his friend Phonse comes up with a way to bring tourists to the area -- pretend a rare bird has been sighted. Hurt's performance is good but he has too many ludicrous lines to speak, and the movie never really goes anywhere. We were both very bored watching. My husband eventually read a book, and I only finished so I could write this review in good conscience.
Obviously a lot of people really liked this film, so don't take my word for it, but be aware that you may find it really dull.
Minimal special features: commentary track with the director; trailer; computer-generated production artwork. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 01, 2003 | | Summary | MOSTLY INTERESTING | Content
| Good beginning, interesting plot, but the interest dried up a bit towards the end. Overall I would recommend this movie. It was nice to see such an innocent movie for a change with realistic everyday characters. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 01, 2003 | | Summary | A pure delight ..... | Content
| I came upon this little jewell on the recommendation of a friend and last night, Thanksgiving weekend, the whole family sat down and chuckled through the WHOLE film ... To have the whole group finish a complete film is amazing in itself ... since it's either the young ones or the old ones get bored half way through most of today's movie fave and slip out of the room... The movie deals with the owner of a falgging sea coast resaurant, Dave (William Hurt) bemoaning to his neighbour, Phonce (Andy Jones) that he will have to close the place and move back to the city since his nuveau cuisine restaurant idea wasn't too polular at all. Course our whacky neighbour friend not only helps Dave concoct a wild story about and spotting extinct bird near the restaurant but then also takes our reluctant hero on a roller coaster ride adventure that includes secret lights, drugs, submarines, Winnebago spies, love ..... Oh yes, Molly Parker plays Phonce's the young sister in law Alice, who is visiting while wating for a scholarship, offering the shy hero of our movie an addeed dimension in this super great story .... Definitely put this DVD on your list of movies your whole family will enjoy ... and in todays market of Matrixced out fare you will see this film over and over again .. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 23, 2003 | | Summary | Canadian Are Different | Content
| Hurt plays a down on his luck Canadian cook whose wife goes to the USA for the glamour and money that can only be satisfied in the "real world". Hurt, the chef makes fine food for rough Canadian tourists who have no appreciation for his artfulness. He secretly longs to go to the USA, the only place where you truly live. Yet his liking of cocaine and an ex-stripper waitress keeps him feeding these nutty Canadian bird watchers, a few of whom offer to buy his little restaurant while these purely Canook eccentrics descend on the small New Foundland/Arcadian town to see a fictious bird that stands as a metaphor for every Canadian�s secret dream of disappearing to the USA. The female lead is what passes for Canadian sexiness while she couldn't get a date in the USA. |
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