Birds of America (2007)

Morrie (Matthew Perry, Friends) is the keeper of all things family related, including his siblings. In this comedic foray into sibling relationships, Morrie's little brother Jay (Ben Foster, 3:10 to Yuma, X-Men: The Last Stand) is beyond peculiar, homeless and humorously, but clinically, depressed. His beautiful sister Ida (Ginnifer Goodwin, Big Love) is a promiscuous insomniac and sometime photographer that is starved for attention. Morrie's wife Betty (Lauren Graham, Gilmore Girls) has waited patiently for seven years for their hard work to pay off so they can start a family. Morrie's life is unraveling. As his family's antics infuriate his boss and neighbor, his dreams of success are quickly destroyed. Morrie gets a wake-up call and he comes to realize that the people who really care for him will stand by his side no matter what.

overbearing and not the best dysfunctional family drama

Spanning 1 hour at 20 minutes this movie feels much longer and not necessarily in a pleasant way. Although some of the subjects and explorations this movie takes are genuine and interesting, there's too much of the oddity in here to be truly appreciated. This is not the best dysfunctional family drama out there and, by the end of the film, nor do we really care about whether it is. August 28, 2008

About 1000 times better than the dvd case

I've seen this film a few times in the last week. Writer/Director Craig Lucas knows his stuff. The direction of this film is spot on. Craig Lucas also knows his Americans, as do Matthew Perry, Ben Foster(Six Feet Under) and Ginnifer Goodwin(Big Love). The whole cast does a fantastic job.

See this movie. August 7, 2008

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