Review of The Starling (2021) by Dogegamer2015 — 02 Oct 2021

Es una película de Netflix con Melissa McCarthy; la trama es simple y las actuaciones son decentes; es bastante olvidable.

This review of The Starling (2021) was written by Dogegamer2015 on 02 Oct 2021.

The Starling has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Carla Meyer (580) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 14 Sep 2021

McCarthy is one of our finest physical comedians. Every moment of physical comedy she performs here is cringey…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 12 Sep 2021

Every implausible scene, every unconvincing character, every contrived dollop of symbolism, every toe-curlingly misjudged and unearned emotional…

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By Johanna Schneller (84) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 15 Sep 2021

Kline and McCarthy are lovely in their few scenes together (they’re the reason for that extra half-star) and for those brief moments, you…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for The Irish Times (483) on 27 Sep 2021

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By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 16 Sep 2021

The saddest thing about all of this is that McCarthy and O’Dowd make a convincing onscreen couple, and both of them are strong enough actors…

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By Marya E. Gates (65) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Sep 2021

It’s nice to see McCarthy and O’Dowd in roles that showcase their emotional range; one just wishes it were in a project worthy of their talents…

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By Mae Abdulbaki (411) for Screen Rant (892) on 13 Sep 2021

What could have been a thoughtful, poignant story about loss ended up being an unfortunate misfire…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 12 Sep 2021

The actors lend sincerity to the proceedings, but the film keeps cheating to achieve its dramatic payoffs…

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By Khmtosa (1) on 24 Sep 2021

We need more movies like this. It deals with loss and how difficult it can be to continue daily living and yet still maintain hope…

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By Tara Bennett (62) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 20 Sep 2021

With all the elements on hand to achieve something of note, The Starling disappointingly reduces the complexity of loss, grief and forgiveness…

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