The Big Year
The story presents a different youth model, as it speaks of three men who have found themselves in an advanced stage of life as they have reached a turning point. The trio is often tired of being governed by obligations and responsibilities, where things seem difficult. Now, it is time for the latter to devote a year of their lives to pursuing their dreams that seem to be lacking.
20 November 1971, Rome, Lazio, Italy
6 December 1948, Houston, Texas, USA
15 September 1954, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
24 March 1973, Houston, Texas, USA
8 July 1951, Santa Monica, California, USA
22 August 1964, Dallas, Texas, USA
22 June 1979, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
14 August 1945, Waco, Texas, USA
22 August 1949, USA
August 4, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
25 February 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 April 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 November 1929, Vandalia, Illinois, USA
4 May 1983, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
9 July 1938, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1 January 1980, Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1 December 1977, Canton, Ohio, USA
25 October 1983, Copenhagen, Denmark
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
October 17, 2011
A very mild movie, but in the nicest sense of the word.
December 31, 2012
Faintly amusing, not wacky at all, considering this cast.
October 14, 2011
What a waste that three of our finest actors are utilized as glorified bit players in such an instantly disposable comedy.
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 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 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 21, 2011
The result is an offence-free, mild entertainment in which everyone from cast to scriptwriter seems to be winging it.
