Pretty Bird
| Pretty Bird | |
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| Directed by | Paul Schneider |
| Written by | Paul Schneider |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Igor Martinovic |
| Edited by | Annette Davey |
| Music by | Wim Mertens |
Production company | Sound Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.75 million |
Pretty Bird is a 2008 American comedy film. It competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival[1] and was released on DVD in the United States on June 29, 2010.
Plot
[edit]A sweet-natured guy enlists his best friend, and an engineer who lost his job and has an attitude problem, to help him create and market his idea for a rocket-powered belt. The entrepreneur never loses his confidence the idea will work even though he runs into problems that include finding investors and disagreements with his engineer.
Cast
[edit]- Billy Crudup as Curtis Prentiss
- Paul Giamatti as Rick Honeycutt
- David Hornsby as Kenny Owenby
- Kristen Wiig as Mandy Riddle
- Elizabeth Marvel as Tonya Honeycutt
- Denis O'Hare as Chuck Stutters
- Garret Dillahunt as Carson Thrash
- James Wetzel as Dennis
- Anna Camp as Becca French
- Nate Mooney as Randy Pendler
- Aasif Mandvi as Ted the Banker
- Adam LeFevre as Phil the Neighbor
- Lennon Parham as Woman with Beef
Reception
[edit]Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.[2]
Robert Koehler of Variety criticized the film as being "overly calculated" and predictable, noting that the only bright spot in the film was its soundtrack.[3] Duane Byrge of The Hollywood Reporter wrote ""Pretty Bird flaps one comic wing and one dramatic wing, but this slight-framed bird never soars and ultimately crashes under the weight of its excessive thematic ballast".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition" (PDF). November 28, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
- ^ "Pretty Bird (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (January 29, 2008). "Pretty Bird Movie Review". Variety.
- ^ Byrge, Duane (January 24, 2008). "Pretty Bird". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
Bibliography
[edit]- Rosenberg, Adam (June 30, 2010). "Paul Giamatti Finally Unveils Sundance '08 Dark Comedy 'Pretty Bird'". Archived from the original on August 16, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Pretty Bird at IMDb