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The Big Year
It is these strange events that speak of three people who have reached their lives in a strange turning point. These three people still feel they have reached a turning point, especially when they are tired of having more commitments and responsibilities. In the end, the three decided to devote a year to follow their scattered dreams.
14 August 1945, Waco, Texas, USA
25 February 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA
1954, Canada
1 January 1980, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
20 November 1971, Rome, Lazio, Italy
20 August 1954, Queens, New York, USA
28 January 1991, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 November 1929, Vandalia, Illinois, USA
13 October 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
18 November 1983, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
15 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
22 June 1979, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
15 September 1954, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
4 August 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
11 May 1964, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
22 August 1949, USA
February 23, 2012
The Big Year is completely predictable and full of way too many bird-watching montages set to inspiring music, but it's such an upbeat, cheery film that it's pretty hard to resist.
February 05, 2012
If you go into it not expecting big comedy, "The Big Year" can be an enjoyable diversion for an evening. But it helps if you like nature.
October 14, 2011
What a waste that three of our finest actors are utilized as glorified bit players in such an instantly disposable comedy.
December 08, 2011
Frankel and co might have taken a bolder step into the darkly comedic look of the birder's psyche and added more of a gust of air into this film's feathers ...
December 31, 2012
Faintly amusing, not wacky at all, considering this cast.
January 27, 2012
The 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.
October 17, 2011
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.
February 13, 2012
If you can get past the obviously obscure subject matter, you'll find a really sweet film beneath.
October 14, 2011
The Big Year has charms: Not a jawdropping flock of them, but a number of sweet insights and warm laughs just the same.
October 17, 2011
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.
October 21, 2011
The result is an offence-free, mild entertainment in which everyone from cast to scriptwriter seems to be winging it.
October 17, 2011
A very mild movie, but in the nicest sense of the word.