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Well-acted and beautifully filmed, Fly Away Home offers heartwarming entertainment for moviegoers of all ages.
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No better children's film has appeared all year, but my bet is it'll be the grown-ups, not the kids, who come away with a lump in the throat. Feb 26, 2018 | Full Review…
No better children's film has appeared all year, but my bet is it'll be the grown-ups, not the kids, who come away with a lump in the throat.
David Ansen
The dynamic between Daniels' vigorous, if self-involved, artist father and Paquin's initially sullen, eventually self-discovering teenager is warmly and believably conveyed, with both thesps doing strongly individualistic work. Nov 27, 2008
The dynamic between Daniels' vigorous, if self-involved, artist father and Paquin's initially sullen, eventually self-discovering teenager is warmly and believably conveyed, with both thesps doing strongly individualistic work.
Todd McCarthy
Anna Paquin proves again what an expressive, soulful actress she is, and Daniels' madcap dad is a winning study in hippy ingenuity and indefatigability. Jan 26, 2006 | Full Review…
Anna Paquin proves again what an expressive, soulful actress she is, and Daniels' madcap dad is a winning study in hippy ingenuity and indefatigability.
The tender beauty of Carroll Ballard's ''Fly Away Home'' goes well beyond what might be expected from a movie about things that hatch. Jan 1, 2000
The tender beauty of Carroll Ballard's ''Fly Away Home'' goes well beyond what might be expected from a movie about things that hatch.
Janet Maslin
From bumbling infants to majestic adults, a flock hasn't been this charismatic onscreen since Hitchcock went bird-watching. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/4
From bumbling infants to majestic adults, a flock hasn't been this charismatic onscreen since Hitchcock went bird-watching.
Susan Wloszczyna
It's a movie about dreamers that, for once, doesn't make you feel like a sap for buying into their dreams. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
It's a movie about dreamers that, for once, doesn't make you feel like a sap for buying into their dreams.
Hal Hinson
It feels like a believable family unit. May 13, 2019 | Rating: 9.5/10 | Full Review…
It feels like a believable family unit.
Rachel Wagner
Thrilling, touching adventure for animal lovers. Dec 24, 2010 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Thrilling, touching adventure for animal lovers.
Nell Minow
A lovely and unjustly forgotten family film. Dec 9, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
A lovely and unjustly forgotten family film.
Rob Vaux
Somehow makes the story of orphaned geese entertaining. Jan 24, 2004 | Rating: 3/5
Somehow makes the story of orphaned geese entertaining.
Alex Sandell
Story of a girl and her geese is complex entertainment for kids and grown-ups. Nov 7, 2002 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Story of a girl and her geese is complex entertainment for kids and grown-ups.
James Rocchi
Its aerial scenes are wondrous, beautiful as symphonies, and worth the price of admission alone. Count as a bonus the skilled, heartfelt performance from the teen-aged star and from Mr. Daniels as her resourceful dad. Oct 15, 2002 | Full Review…
Its aerial scenes are wondrous, beautiful as symphonies, and worth the price of admission alone. Count as a bonus the skilled, heartfelt performance from the teen-aged star and from Mr. Daniels as her resourceful dad.
Margaret A. McGurk
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