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Romantic drama about a lonely man whose search for the owner of a parrot leads him to meet a woman who begins to unravel the mysteries of his past. Cast:Jackson Hurst, Rachel Nichols, Anjanette Comer, Judith IveyDirector:Margaret WhittonRelease Date:September 23, 2011DVD Release:April 10, 2012From:PaladinLength:1 hr. 38 min.
A Bird of the Air played in New York City and Los Angeles to weak reviews. • Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "Part boy meets girl, part boy seeks self, the film struggles to weave the one into the other." • And Mark Holcomb wrote in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "...first-time director Margaret Whitton fails to temper the sappiness with real human crustiness." More Reviews Below...
A Bird of the Air Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "A man with little to say falls for a woman who says too much... an offbeat romance fueled by pets and pithy aphorisms.... Part boy meets girl, part boy seeks self, the film struggles to weave the one into the other."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 09/23/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a gently involving character dramedy with a pair of appealing leads who help give this offbeat movie flight.... Margaret Whitton strikes a pleasing balance between amusing and sensitive..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 10/07/11
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "A benign boilerplate indie character study in which quirky and cute stand in for thorny and troubled... first-time director Margaret Whitton fails to temper the sappiness with real human crustiness."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 09/21/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
A Bird of the Air has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "A benign boilerplate indie character study in which quirky and cute stand in for thorny and troubled... first-time director Margaret Whitton fails to temper the sappiness with real human crustiness."(See all of Mark Holcomb's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 204 words, 09/21/11
Andrew Schenker, Slant: WEAK(cg) "...dreary... the endless will-they-or-won't-they-hook-up storyline (obviously they will) and the perfunctory stretches of its hero's searching into a parrot's past alternate with little sense of purpose or cohesion."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 09/18/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "A man with little to say falls for a woman who says too much... an offbeat romance fueled by pets and pithy aphorisms.... Part boy meets girl, part boy seeks self, the film struggles to weave the one into the other."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 09/23/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a gently involving character dramedy with a pair of appealing leads who help give this offbeat movie flight.... Margaret Whitton strikes a pleasing balance between amusing and sensitive..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 10/07/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: FAIR "...derivatively screwball one minute and stickily sentimental the next.... Jackson Hurst and Rachel Nichols seem too good-looking in precisely the wrong ways to fit their respective roles..."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 560 words, 09/22/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a gently involving character dramedy with a pair of appealing leads who help give this offbeat movie flight.... Margaret Whitton strikes a pleasing balance between amusing and sensitive..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 238 words, 10/07/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "A man with little to say falls for a woman who says too much... an offbeat romance fueled by pets and pithy aphorisms.... Part boy meets girl, part boy seeks self, the film struggles to weave the one into the other."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 09/23/11
14.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
A Bird of the Air's reviews are separated by an average 14.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:A Bird of the Air's reviews cover 8.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 2,066 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 295 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
A Bird of the Air Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
A Bird of the Air's reviews on average broke 3 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is A Bird of the Air's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
A Bird of the Air (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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