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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Matthew Perry | ... | Morrie | |
| Ben Foster | ... | Jay | |
| Ginnifer Goodwin | ... | Ida | |
| Lauren Graham | ... | Betty Tanager | |
| Zoë Kravitz | ... | Gillian | |
| Hilary Swank | ... | Laura | |
| Gary Wilmes | ... | Paul | |
| Daniel Eric Gold | ... | Gary | |
| Stacie Theon | ... | Ellen Thomas | |
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Lindsay Allen | ... | Roller-Blading Girl |
| Tom Pelphrey | ... | Hitchhiker | |
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Vivien Kells | ... | Sleeping Girl (as Vivien Kells O'Brien) |
| Keith McDermott | ... | Man in Street | |
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Marisa Zalabak | ... | Woman in Street |
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When Morrie was a teenager, his parents died, leaving him a house, an irritable bowel, and siblings Jay and Ida to raise. Jump ahead 20 years: Jay is homeless, fits poorly into society, and was recently injured; Ida is jobless and sleeps with strangers; Morrie is married to the long-suffering Betty who is waiting for Morrie to get tenure before having children. They constantly have to kiss up to their holier-than-thou neighbors, one of whom is Morrie's department head. Morrie brings Jay home to recover, Ida decides to visit, the siblings make the neighbors ill at ease, a strange woman visits, and the cops want to talk to Jay. What about Morrie's irritated bowels? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Written by Money Mark (as Mark Ramos Nishita)
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Ida: If you are gonna live totally outside the lines, all of the people moving on the inside of them are gonna flatten you.See more »
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Recently,there have been some movies dedicated to examine the silent melancholy of the middle class,hidden behind the illusion of "normality" the society requires to interact.In other words,films like Dan in Real Life,Kabluey and now Birds of America,are films which follow the themes and ideas examined on superior films like American Beauty and The Ice Storm.I think that the clue to success on this sub-genus is having interesting characters starred by actors who can dominate the difficult balance between humor and tragedy.Birds of America fulfills the second condition but the characters from this movie are not completely solid.Let's first talk about the good elements from this interesting,but not totally satisfactory,film.The dialogs from this movie are intelligent and realistic; they never feel forced.The performances are excellent.Matthew Perry brings a very solid performance,as well as Lauren Graham.Ginnifer Goodwin,Ben Foster and the great Hilary Swank also show conviction and credibility on their roles.And,in spite of the fails,I think this movie is an interesting experience.Now,let's see the negative elements.As I previously mentioned,the characters are not completely solid in spite of being perfectly performed.I mean,the characters are insipid because they lacked of more development on the screenplay.And,in spite of the short running time (85 minutes), the film gets a little bit dull on a few occasions.In spite of that fails,Birds of America is an interesting movie but I feel that with a better development of characters,it could have been much better than what it is.In summary,a good film but not completely satisfactory.