Love Birds - duck good, all good!
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Love Birds - duck good, all good |
| Original title | Love birds |
| Country of production | New Zealand |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Murphy |
| script | Nick Ward |
| production |
Alan Harris , Matthew Metcalfe |
| music | Tim Prebble |
| camera | Alun Bollinger |
| cut | Chris Plummer |
| occupation | |
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Love Birds - duck good, all good! (Original title: Love Birds ) is a 2011 New Zealand romantic comedy starring New Zealand stand-up comedian Rhys Darby and British Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins . Directed by Paul Murphy and written by Nick Ward . The film was released on February 24, 2011.
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Doug, a New Zealand construction foreman, leads a perfect, worry-free life until his longtime girlfriend, Susan, abandons him as he takes no responsibility. Then he discovers an injured duck, which he traps to have it fostered. But nobody takes the animal from him. Doug embarks on a new journey through life with her. When he wants to have the duck examined, he meets the vet Holly.
Although they are personable from the start, it takes a while before they find each other. At first, Holly's son is against his mother's relationship. Susan wants to win Doug back after his positive change and invites him to dinner. But she slept with a friend of Doug's. Then the relationship with Holly is destroyed.
When Pierre the duck flies again, Doug regains Holly.
Reviews
Love Birds received mixed reviews on TV3's release of Kate Rodger , in which she said the story felt "a bit of a chore, as did the humor," giving it two and a half stars out of five. Russell Baillie of the New Zealand Herald , however, praised the film with 4 out of 5 points and called it a "lovably funny, if sugar-coated romantic comedy". Graeme Tuckett of the Dominion Post also gave the film a 4 out of 5, saying, "Love Birds does what it does well. There's Queen on the soundtrack, love in the air and probably a smile on your face at the credits. "
Despite the mixed reviews of the film, Rhys Darby received an overwhelmingly positive response from critics quoted as follows: “Rhys Darby is stealing the show again, but in a very different role than we are used to. He plays the relatively straight role of a typical Kiwi guy, but with charm and sympathy that cannot be hidden on the screen. "And" He is an easy-going, credible and extremely convincing actor - and on this basis alone he is for even greater ones Determined things. "
Cinema describes the film as a sippy cup that has become film.
Kino.de thinks that it is a cute romantic comedy from New Zealand about the miraculous rehabilitation of a nice good-for-nothing.
Trivia
The film is accompanied by music, including that from the series Highlander , by the rock band Queen .
Allan Border and Ian Smith played the role of cricket game commentators .
Web links
- Love Birds - duck good, all good! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Love Birds - duck good, all good! Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2012 (PDF; test number: 132 930 V).
- ↑ mdr.de: Love Birds - duck good, all good! | MDR.DE. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Love Birds review . In: 3 News , February 25, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Baillie, Russell: Movie review: Love Birds . In: The New Zealand Herald , February 24, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ Tuckett, Graeme: Film review: Lovebirds . In: The Dominion Post , March 3, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ Local, latest and breaking news from the Rotorua region - Rotorua Daily Post . In: NZ Herald .
- ^ Love Birds: Movie Review . In: Television New Zealand , February 17, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ CINEMA online: Cinema at CINEMA: cinema program, films, DVDs, stars, trailers and more. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Love Birds - Duck good, all good! Retrieved May 18, 2019 .