Rated PG-13 for language and brief nudity
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Kingsley, Alex Wolff, James Le Gros, Michael Chen, Katie Chang
Directed by Rob Meyer
The Story:
David (McPhee) is a 15 year old member of the high school birding club. He catches a picture of what may be a Labrador Duck. The problem with that? That animal is extinct! Working with his two best friends and fellow birders (Wolff and Chen) and the audiovisual girl (Chang), the boys are about to go on a road trip to prove the duck is alive! The real problem: it's the same weekend David's dad (Le Gros) is getting remarried. Will the duck cost David his relationship with his dad?
I've reviewed movies like this before.
Not bird-watching movies, per se...
But movies that want to tell multiple stories in the course of the running time, and ultimately are unable to get any real momentum into any main story and at the end of the film you simply shrug your shoulders and say...
Meh.
What's on tap here?
A coming of age story.
First romance.
Rebellious teen.
Underdog "sports" team (if you consider birding a sport)
So again, you start swirling these little stories together, and get no real traction with the big story.
Stuff. Simply. Happens.
Add to the chaos, a birding expert (Kingsley) who is basically a throw-away part for the most recognizable name in the movie.
Again, it's okay, but nothing great.
Final Grade: C-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I'd have to pass on replay value.
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