A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING (2013)
You don't particularly have to be a bird watcher (or 'birder' as it is called here) to enjoy this movie. Although the love of birds plays an important role, this is actually more of a modern version of Stand By Me (1986), the standard by which all coming-of-age films are still being judged.
David Portnoy (wonderfully done by Kodi Smit-McPhee) is an avid bird watcher, something he shared with his recently deceased mom. And when he spots a very rare, thought to be extinct species of duck, he and a few friends embark on an impromptu expedition to find this bird. But it just so happens that his dad will be getting re-married the very next day, something which fifteen year old David clearly disapproves of. However, in the process he discovers much, much more than just a rare bird.
Although it follows the same recipe as many other coming-of-age movies over the years before (a bunch of kids going on some sort of adventure that unintentionally turns them into young adults) director, Rob Meyer, manages to keep it hip and fresh for today's movie going audiences. And the decent cast which includes veteran, Ben Kingsley, also goes a long way to give it street-cred. Therefor I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
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Ben Kingsley, Nat Wolff, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Katie Chang
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