Rotten
Paulie has moments of minor charm but lacks the magic to fully capture the imaginations of either children or adults.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Paulie
The bird is the word
1998 · 1h 31m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
John Roberts
Overview
Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
Director and cast
- John Roberts Director
- Gena Rowlands as Ivy
- Tony Shalhoub as Misha Vilyenkov
- Cheech Marin as Ignacio
- Bruce Davison as Dr. Reingold
- Trini Alvarado as Adult Marie Alweather
- Jay Mohr as Benny / Paulie (voice)
- Buddy Hackett as Artie
- Hallie Eisenberg as Marie Alweather
- Matt Craven as Warren Alweather
- Bill Cobbs as Virgil the Janitor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
62%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Shalhoub gives an impressively nuanced performance in the dangerously cliched role, and Paulie -- a combination of trained parrots, animatronics, and the voice of Mohr -- comes across as a fully developed character.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A perfect family movie with the intelligence, humor and hug-me moments to be a great first-date movie, too. Just remember to bring a hankie.
Bob Heisler, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Unusual and surprisingly agreeable.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
The film is aimed at children, I suppose, although I don't think they'll like Paulie all that much. I didn't.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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