Someone in a position of authority at a Hollywood studio thought it was worth investing millions of dollars into this tale of three men spending a year running around the USA spotting birds?
Really?
Really?
And having cast these three expensive comedic talents in this twitching tale the same important Hollywood suit approved the plan to make the story a drama?
Really?
It's almost impossible to discern the logic that supposedly went into this project. THE BIG YEAR is neither funny nor dramatic and it's most definitely not interesting.
I know Americans are a competitive people and the desire to be the best is bred into their DNA but, really, how much genuine interest is there among non-twitchers in watching Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin each dashing back and forth across the country trying to spot more species of bird in a year than the other two?
It's not as if there's even anything in this for nature lovers. The film imposes on 'birding' the same American obsession with statistics in sport that dominates football and is more concerned with racking up the numbers than actually showing more than a few token birds.
The three stars go through the motions without exerting, endearing or embarrassing themselves but we have a right to expect a little more out of them than that. At the end of it all the overwhelming sensation was 'so what' and, really, that's not a worthwhile return on my investment.
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