Review of Pretty Bird (2008) by Ross H — 30 Oct 2010
Billy Crudup is not your typical actor. And he doesn't take typical roles. In this he plays a kind of car salesman gung ho type of character who wants to invent a rocket belt. He gets his revelation from the James Bond movie in which Sean Connery dons a rocket belt and takes off into the sky.
The only problem is he's not a rocket scientist. So he uses his buddy's mattress store as the foundation for the cash flow and tries to find a rocket scientist. Enter Paul Giamatti who was the best thing in this film by far.
He puts in a great performance as a down on his luck scientist (he's laid off) who's wife keeps telling him to keep looking for work. He doesn't necessarily think the same as she. Crudup does eventually convince Giamatti's character to try his hand at making the belt.
I won't tell you if they succeed but by the end of the movie the film takes some interesting turns to its ending. Also there's Kristen Wiig as the mattress store's receptionist. From what little she has in her role she does just fine.
And the lady looks really nice in this one. Always puts her own spin on every character she does. Not a bad little movie if you're searching for something a little off kilter and like Giamatti in about everything.
This review of Pretty Bird (2008) was written by Ross H on 30 Oct 2010.
Pretty Bird has generally received negative reviews.
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