What a sweet, authentic, gorgeous flick, full of heart.
So many hard boiled critics out there who don't like it, cos it's simple and real and not some pretentious and cynical piece of cinematic art.
Beautiful heartbreak story, people grieving and healing in their own way and time each, with some unlikely but awesome help, the ex-therapist vet who still helps heal the emotions of the human owners of the pets; and some predictable but nevertheless effective help: nature: gardening and caring for the wild creatures around us, symbolised by the eponymous starling, as sources of emotional recovery from human tragedy.
Kevin Kline is delicious as the ex-therapist vet, Chris O'Dowd is a most convincing emotionally hurting big Teddy Bear, and the fabulous Melissa McCarthy just about owns the entire thing. All three put in scintillating performances, a masterclass in the art of under rather than overacting.
A sweet, genuine, human story without unnecessary frills that cuts to the chase, cos it comes straight from the heart.
Full marks for everything in it, and hats off too to the starling special effects crew.
Just a gorgeous flick all round.
So many hard boiled critics out there who don't like it, cos it's simple and real and not some pretentious and cynical piece of cinematic art.
Beautiful heartbreak story, people grieving and healing in their own way and time each, with some unlikely but awesome help, the ex-therapist vet who still helps heal the emotions of the human owners of the pets; and some predictable but nevertheless effective help: nature: gardening and caring for the wild creatures around us, symbolised by the eponymous starling, as sources of emotional recovery from human tragedy.
Kevin Kline is delicious as the ex-therapist vet, Chris O'Dowd is a most convincing emotionally hurting big Teddy Bear, and the fabulous Melissa McCarthy just about owns the entire thing. All three put in scintillating performances, a masterclass in the art of under rather than overacting.
A sweet, genuine, human story without unnecessary frills that cuts to the chase, cos it comes straight from the heart.
Full marks for everything in it, and hats off too to the starling special effects crew.
Just a gorgeous flick all round.