Review of Songbird (2020) by Ashleycontorno — 12 Jan 2021

It was good. I believe that the subject matter has skewed the ratings in a negative way that is not reflective of the actual content.

This review of Songbird (2020) was written by Ashleycontorno on 12 Jan 2021.

Songbird has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Songbird

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Jroodz (1) on 12 Dec 2020

This film was not well done... the timing is bad... and let’s be honest I wasn’t looking for Romeo & Juliet plot…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 10 Dec 2020

For all of its gimmicky appeal, Songbird is bad enough that your entire neighborhood will be able to smell it streaming onto your TV, and it…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Bladeling (2) on 20 Jan 2022

Watch it and then read the reviews. The way this film has been mocked is completely unjustified…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 10 Dec 2020

Despite the high-stakes drama, there's nary a compelling moment throughout, and some of the characterizations, especially Stormare's villainous…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Miss_Butterfly (1) on 14 Mar 2021

Let’s hope it never come to that, good film with action and a lot of thinking…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Vobrandon (1) on 28 Dec 2020

Very bad movie. Not enough action. I've wasted $20 to rent this movie and 90 minutes of my life for this bad movie…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 10 Dec 2020

Songbird is an acceptably watchable thriller that’s more notable for what it achieves technically than anything else…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 10 Dec 2020

It’s not inherently misguided to use a current tragedy as the jumping-off point of a genre movie, but any filmmaker who decides to do so…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 14 Dec 2020

The truth is that even if one sets aside all potential moral arguments about the very existence of Songbird, it's still just really bad…

Read Review

Review of Songbird (2020)

By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Dec 2020

It becomes clear early on that, despite its cheap thriller trappings, the film is headed only in the blandest direction, basically a love story…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Two-Minute Warning (1976)

By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 Sep 2015

It's a cheerfully unashamed exploitation of two of our great national preoccupations, pro football and guns…

Read Review

Review of Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

By Pauls. (29) on 30 Sep 2007

This movies vies with Starship Troopers as quite possibly the worst movie ever made. Really. Nothing in this movie was well done, by anyone…

Read Review

Review of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

By Nicholas A (355) on 08 Jun 2015

How can the Arnold was bad in the first movie and the this movie he is good Also this was the same thing as the first one…

Read Review

Review of The Usual Suspects (1995)

By Movie K (430) on 21 Apr 2016

Overrated nonsense! I watched it twice just to make sure I didn't miss what all people are praising about but it still sucked…

Read Review

Review of Cloverfield (2008)

By Joej. (10) on 21 Jan 2008

The makers of Cloverfield seem to have forgotten to add the essential What, Where, and Why elements to the story. WHAT is this thing…

Read Review

Review of Terminator Salvation (2009)

By Brettj (1) on 03 Apr 2010

Insulting to any true sci fi fan. So so crap. i.e A terminator grabs john conner and throws him against a wall. WRONG…

Read Review

Review of Minority Report (2002)

By Pauljohnson (27) on 05 Jun 2012

Everybody Runs. Yeah, away from the damn cinema screen. A convoluted, contrived, predictable and uninteresting mess…

Read Review

Review of Wanted (2008)

By Efrene. (2) on 30 Jun 2008

If Angelina Jolie could sink any lower she would have to make yet another movie of any catagory…

Read Review

Review of Gunhed (1989)

By Matthew C (1,721) on 23 Dec 2009

I can't adequately comment on this movie, because I have NO idea what was going on.There's no character, no plot, nothing…

Read Review

Review of Mad Max 2 (1981)

By Waleed A (914) on 27 May 2015

Horrible. as bad as the first but with more action and also more terrible things to make fun of…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Songbird

2020

46%24 Reviews

The Conspirator

2011

63%586 Reviews

The Unbelievers

2013

58%93 Reviews

Initial D

2005

58%412 Reviews

Memphis Belle

1990

68%314 Reviews

Lonely Hearts

2006

61%416 Reviews

Midnight Special

2016

67%764 Reviews

The Grief Tourist

2013

46%18 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Black

2016

30%212 Reviews

The Brave One

2007

64%634 Reviews