Rare Birds
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.
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"What a waste of a good cast and exquisite scenery. Moments of humour and greatness but with an absolutely awful subplot that went nowhere about cocaine. And to make matters worse it shows the character of William Hurt using it on a regular basis in the movie. All the main characters needed a dialogue coach apart from Andy Jones who looked surprised at times at running out of good script moments (what, again?). William Hurt had one of the most hit and miss accents of any movie. It was all rather a shame as there was both a good premise and a great promise in the film. Some awful editing too to..."
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The film had expended most of its modest budget, but producers from The Shipping News (2001), also filmed in Newfoundland, contributed the equipment and crew to complete the final shot.
📖 Synopsis
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.