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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 03 May 2015

The overall effect, drenched by Joshua Johnson's unnecessarily surging score, is far too portentous for its own good…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 02 May 2015

The transcendence that the film offers isn't to be taken lightly considering the near impossibility of living professionally as an artist…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 29 Apr 2015

I Am Big Bird, is a must if you want to listen to 90 minutes of bland platitudes about the genius of a man who dresses as a giant yellow bird…

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Review of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)

By David Parkinson (764) for Radio Times (2,421) on 29 Apr 2015

A charming insight into the life and art of Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has played Big Bird on Sesame Street since it was launched in 1969…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Guardian (4,584) on 29 Apr 2015

It’s tremendously reassuring to find out that Spinney is just the sort of kind-hearted sweetheart you’d expect, a man who’s spent a lifetime…

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By Rupert Hawksley (15) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 29 Apr 2015

This is a story that belongs on the small screen. It simply isn't interesting enough to hold the attention for 90 minutes…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 29 Apr 2015

Out of costume, Spinney is as impossibly sunny as his alter ego (with none of the crankiness of his other incarnation, Oscar the Grouch)…

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Review of I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)

By Emma Morgan (12) for Total Film (3,532) on 26 Apr 2015

Where Elmo proved to be spiky Kevin Clash’s alter-ego, this sweet if superfluous doc shows that Spinney is Big Bird, a tireless performer…

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By James Mottram (656) for The List (2,018) on 26 Apr 2015

The problem with I Am Big Bird is simply that Spinney's story may be heartwarming but it entirely lacks drama…

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By Ian Freer (515) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 26 Apr 2015

An affectionate portrait of a big-hearted man and a fitting testament to the enduring appeal of Sesame Street…

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By Michael D. Reid (31) for Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) (31) on 11 Mar 2015

It coalesces into a highly entertaining, surprise-packed and enjoyably nostalgic experience…

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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 11 Nov 2014

I like what I Am Big Bird is trying to do — I just wish it were a little less Bird-nice, and a little more Grouch-frank…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Movie Dearest (271) on 13 Jun 2014

An endearing life story…

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