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Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Frankel is blessed with this cast and a subject that seems ripe for mockery, or at least gentle lampooning. But he never lands big laughs, just grins and giggles. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: Its charms are as small as its singing feathered friends, but they're real enough, and gentle enough, to lift it and give it flight. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Black tamps down the runty obnoxiousness, Wilson the Malibu smarm, Martin the pandering. They're good company. So, in its fubsy way, is the movie. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: "The Big Year" is that rarity: a genuinely sweet film, about nice people happily engaged in the pursuit of something they love. Read more
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: ...it's a genuinely engaging and amiable film that convincingly brings the viewer into a world that is very likely not his own Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: Like birding itself, "The Big Year" rewards patience. It respects both the integrity and the eccentricity of the avian obsession, and it communicates something of the fascinating abundance and weirdness of the animals themselves. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: This gently charming comedy about a trio of birders is based on a winning premise, likable performances and stunning natural vistas. Read more
Keith Phipps, AV Club: Owen Wilson and Jack Black appear on the verge of succumbing to the same terminal blandness that's gripped Martin for so long. Read more
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: You get something you don't anticipate -- and that's not a bad thing. Read more
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: "The Big Year" flaps its wings awfully hard but never truly takes flight. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: It has barely enough pulse to power a hummingbird. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: What a waste that three of our finest actors are utilized as glorified bit players in such an instantly disposable comedy. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: The Big Year has charms: Not a jawdropping flock of them, but a number of sweet insights and warm laughs just the same. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: People watching birds is a nice thing. People watching a movie about people watching birds is sort of a snore. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The characters are just as two-dimensional as they sound, but damned if Wilson, Martin, and Black don't make those dimensions pop. Read more
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: This film may not do for birds what Frankel's last film, Marley & Me, did for dogs, but there's a similar current of warmth and appreciation for the effect of animals on people to be felt. Read more
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: There is some harmless pleasure to be found when feathers aren't ruffled, when the fowl is not foul. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Bird-watching - or birding, as practitioners prefer to call it - makes for a stupefyingly boring movie. Read more
Richard Brody, New Yorker: Unfortunately, these comic geniuses are kept caged by the wan script and direction. The best gag in the film is the opening title card; the best joke, a throwaway by a day player. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: It's just all, unfortunately, a little stronger on the pretty pictures than it is on interesting characters, or sharp comedy. Read more
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: A genial comedy with more power under its wings than it seems. This one could have flown over the cuckoo's nest, or smacked into a glass pane, but instead lands in the middle of the road where quirky and popular meet. Read more
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: This movie stubbornly refuses to take flight, or generate more than a few chuckles. Read more
Rex Reed, New York Observer: The most inviting thing in the movie was the exit door. Read more
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: With ambitions greater than comedy and results that fall short of character study, The Big Year is neither fish nor fowl. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: [It] has an innocence and charm that will make it appealing for families, especially those who have had enough whales and dolphins for the year. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: You doubt that even the people making it enjoyed it. A better title would be "The Big Yawn." Read more
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: It's nice to watch a comedy that doesn't screech or foul the nest, but "The Big Year" is no big deal. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: The result is an offence-free, mild entertainment in which everyone from cast to scriptwriter seems to be winging it. Read more
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: Even if The Big Year doesn't entirely jell, it's a movie that's too charming to dislike. Read more
Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine: It's like an Easter egg hunt for adults, joyous and sweet. The Big Year competition may be fierce, but the movie is as soft as a bunny. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: All of these featherheads - both the avian and human kind - are lovable. Even better, they're funny, in a comedy that doesn't have to swoop to conquer. Read more
Nick Schager, Village Voice: Failing even to attempt genuinely humorous gags or scenarios, and incapable of conveying the thrill of its obsessive pastime or the majesty of the animals themselves, this feel-good male weepie remains comedically and dramatically grounded. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: "The Big Year" has heart and sweetness to spare - but as any birder will tell you, focus and energy count, too. Read more