In birding, a Big Year is seeing or hearing as many different species of birds as possible in a calendar year. Three men pursue the Birder of the Year title: Kenny Bostick, who's seen a record 732 in a past big year, Stu Preissler, newly retired, and Brad Harris, who narrates the story. Life gets in the way: Bostick's wife wants a baby, Stu's firm needs him for sensitive negotiations, and Brad, divorced and underemployed at 36, has an encouraging mom and a disapproving dad. T... (Full plot summary below)
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In birding, a Big Year is seeing or hearing as many different species of birds as possible in a calendar year. Three men pursue the Birder of the Year title: Kenny Bostick, who's seen a record 732 in a past big year, Stu Preissler, newly retired, and Brad Harris, who narrates the story. Life gets in the way: Bostick's wife wants a baby, Stu's firm needs him for sensitive negotiations, and Brad, divorced and underemployed at 36, has an encouraging mom and a disapproving dad. They criss-cross the continent (including a trip to Alaska's westernmost island), follow migration patterns, and head for storms that force birds to ground. Who will win, at what cost, and with what rewards?
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| Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondThe Big Year turns out to be one of the smartest and funniest films this year. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Jeff MeyersIf The Big Year does anything, it highlights how far Martin, Black, and Wilson have fallen from the giddy, off-kilter humor they used to bring to projects. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Big Year is getting the enthusiastic support of the Audubon Society, and has an innocence and charm that will make it appealing for families, especially those who have had enough whales and dolphins for the year. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottLike 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. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreWhat this film from the director of "The Devil Wears Prada" does manage is a gentle amiability. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersThe movie roams through its numerous picturesque locations with a pleasant enough grace, while Frankel adds just enough idiosyncratic musical and visual quirks to keep things interesting. |
| E! OnlineMatt StevensConsidering the high-flying talent attached, The Big Year is a big letdown. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyThe Big Year has charms: Not a jawdropping flock of them, but a number of sweet insights and warm laughs just the same. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonald"The Big Year" is that rarity: a genuinely sweet film, about nice people happily engaged in the pursuit of something they love. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe film has some charm, but the potential comic explosiveness of bringing together such major talents as Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson remains unfulfilled. |
