A Bird of the Air2011
A Bird of the Air (2011)
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Cast
as Fiona James
as Lyman
as Ella Weber
as Duncan Weber
as Margie
as Tom
as Neil
as Frank
as Amber
as Professor Paquet
as Trucker
as Eleanor Reeves
as Mrs. Blair
as Campus Security Guard
as John
as Paul
as Reference Librarian
as Mustang Man
as Dying Woman
as Charles Ballard
as Eli Stowalski
as Dr. Reynosa
as Billy Weber
as Sue Weber
as Ivy Campbell
as Dr. Dougherty
as Mr. Roosevelt/Zane
as Mr. Roosevelt/Zane
as Floyd
as Eleanor Reeves' Dog
Critic Reviews for A Bird of the Air
All Critics (10) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (7)
Though you could fit its story on the head of a pin, "A Bird of the Air" is a gently involving character dramedy with a pair of appealing leads who help give this offbeat movie flight.
At its most entertaining when the parrot does the talking.
An offbeat romance fueled by pets and pithy aphorisms.
Its lethargic plotting and quirky affectation are -- wait for it -- strictly for the birds.
Not a bad premise, but first-time director Margaret Whitton fails to temper the sappiness with real human crustiness.
Unfortunately, the film itself never quite feeds off the quirkiness or the energy, and so it remains a pleasant but not a profound film.
Audience Reviews for A Bird of the Air
In "A Bird of the Air," Lyman(Jackson Hurst, of "Drop Dead Diva") is a loner who works nights for the New Mexico highway department. Otherwise, he spends his free time taking classes at the local community college and eats at a nearby diner. That holds true until an exotic parrot drops into his lap at the trailer where he lives. While researching the true owner of the parrot and the meaning behind his enigmatic sayings, Lyman runs into Fiona(Rachel Nichols, of "The Inside," "Alias," and "Continuum" but not the Rachel Nichols who works for ESPN), an itinerant librarian. "A Bird of the Air" is a engaging and amusing romantic comedy that refreshingly relies on a cute dog for its charm this time around, instead of the usual cute baby. Beneath the surface, the movie is about the quest for knowledge and how that can improve one's life, with the mythical west as a background. That's not to mention Rachel Nichols' winning goofy performance in a definite change of pace for her.
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