A Bird of the Air
Paladin (II) | Release Date: September 23, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 22, 2011
Ms. Nichols is consistently appealing in the kind of role Zooey Deschanel has pretty much cornered, and Philippe Rousselot's nighttime shots of highway tragedy are dreamily atmospheric. If only Roger Towne's screenplay had focused less on the metaphysical import of Lyman's savior impulses and more on the physical rewards of his salvaged life. Read full review
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VarietyRonnie ScheibSep 24, 2011
Unable to establish a consistent tone, picture goes derivatively screwball one minute and stickily sentimental the next. Read full review
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Village VoiceMark HolcombSep 20, 2011
The cast detracts, too: Fiona, a flighty loner in the book, is a grating twit in Nichols's hands, and Hurst, while likeable, is flat and too hunky. The bird's got more charisma, which in a better movie would've been the point. Read full review
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