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Gorgeous slow-motion footage of birds caught midflight against black backdrops is enthralling, although the doc tends to flit between narratives. Feb 25, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Gorgeous slow-motion footage of birds caught midflight against black backdrops is enthralling, although the doc tends to flit between narratives.
Linda Barnard
For the most part, The Messenger does for songbirds what Winged Migration did for big birds. Jan 29, 2016 | Full Review…
For the most part, The Messenger does for songbirds what Winged Migration did for big birds.
Peter Rainer
The slow-motion close-ups alone should convince you these magnificent creatures are well worth the effort. Dec 10, 2015 | Full Review…
The slow-motion close-ups alone should convince you these magnificent creatures are well worth the effort.
Martin Tsai
Filmmaker Su Rynard never loses sight of the winged tunesters' sheer beauty, or their emotional and symbolic pull. Dec 8, 2015 | Full Review…
Filmmaker Su Rynard never loses sight of the winged tunesters' sheer beauty, or their emotional and symbolic pull.
Sheri Linden
Over all, the arguments are persuasive, the message from the birds powerful, and the film a rich and satisfying call to action that is presented with some novel ideas for how to restore the ecological balance. Dec 3, 2015 | Full Review…
Over all, the arguments are persuasive, the message from the birds powerful, and the film a rich and satisfying call to action that is presented with some novel ideas for how to restore the ecological balance.
Helen T. Verongos
The filmmakers, like the songbirds they advocate for, are only messengers, but their message is persuasive and terrifying. Dec 1, 2015 | Full Review…
The filmmakers, like the songbirds they advocate for, are only messengers, but their message is persuasive and terrifying.
Amy Brady
Robert Sheehan has some good moments, and his flashbacks are the most interesting thing, but a directionless narrative lets The Messenger down. May 3, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Robert Sheehan has some good moments, and his flashbacks are the most interesting thing, but a directionless narrative lets The Messenger down.
Sian Brett
The Messenger has no life or spark to it, failing to provide an in for the audience, who remain on the outside looking in for the entirety of its bland existence. Aug 13, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The Messenger has no life or spark to it, failing to provide an in for the audience, who remain on the outside looking in for the entirety of its bland existence.
Jamie Neish
The loving passion of these activists makes a huge impression, and the birds themselves are spectacular. Feb 24, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The loving passion of these activists makes a huge impression, and the birds themselves are spectacular.
Susan G. Cole
First they came for the dolphins, then they came for the honeybees; now they come for the songbirds. Unless we stand up for all of them, we are next. Dec 4, 2015 | Full Review…
First they came for the dolphins, then they came for the honeybees; now they come for the songbirds. Unless we stand up for all of them, we are next.
Louis Proyect
A Canadian documentary about songbirds as another species at risk. Dec 3, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A Canadian documentary about songbirds as another species at risk.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Everything in this film is beautifully, evocatively shot, and effectively scored by the birds themselves. Nov 24, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Everything in this film is beautifully, evocatively shot, and effectively scored by the birds themselves.
Jennie Kermode
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