May 22nd, 2010 
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Canadian builds plane so daughter can lead geese south.Amazon.com
There are some filmmaking teams that invariably bring out the best in each other, and that’s definitely the case with director Carroll Ballard and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. They previously collaborated on The Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf, and Fly Away Home is their third family film that deserves to be called a classic. Inspired by Bill Lishman’s autobiography, the movie tells t… More >>
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I saw this movie for the first time, and I found out that it is very VERY violent. And I laughed at some good parts, but the scene where Amy hits the wildlife keeper on the head with a frying pan for trying to cut the baby geese’s wing IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO SEE.
I think that this movie should be taken off the market, but this type of film has no place in the lives of young children.
Rating: 1 / 5
This drama about a father/daughter relationship showed some promise in the beginning with a couple of tense scenes, but unfortunately the movie became more and more predictable and uninteresting as it went along. The main plot is about a 13 year old girl (Anna Paquin) whose pets consist in a bunch of baby geese. Problem is, as the geese grow up they will have to find their own way and fly away, so the girl and her father (Jeff Daniels) try to help the birds and end up guiding them to a safe place. Basically a feel-good-movie, “Fly Away Home” lacks dramatic tension, surprising situations and a solid plot. As it is, this drama is just a piece of harmless fluff with some pretty images and lots of boring scenes that seem endless and repetitive. The acting is competent and Carroll Ballard`s direction is equally decent, but overall this cinematic experience is way too lifeless, patchy and predictable. Children may like it, though, still this is nothing more than a cliched and unconvincing family movie.
Well-intended but not very challenging.
Rating: 1 / 5
This is such a …. and sad movie. One time our class was meant to go on a St. Pat’s Walk but we couldn’t because it was raining outside. So our teacher rented this from Blockbuster. I felt like running out of the classroom. This is a sad movie with sad songs and I’m NEVER going to watch this movie AGAIN! I would’ve liked to rate this movie no stars but I had to rate this movie so I rated it 1 star.
Rating: 1 / 5
I had to watch this so many times b4 and it got kinda boring, but it was ok the 1st time, It seemed kinda long though. Its about a young girl who raises some ducklings and her journey to fly them away when they are grown.
Rating: 3 / 5
a really touching and powerful film, and it brought me to tears several time, and i couldn’t help but admire the spunk of the girl, and also of her father, and from his desire to connect with her, against the odds, against the laws…
things i didn’t like: i hated that they sexualized the 13 year old girl. not to say she wasn’t sexual just by nature of her age, but they purposefully made her into more of a sex object than they had to, especially with the shower scene – entirely unnecessary, gratuitous and teasing. i also hate that they made her have a subtle mini-pseudo-romance with her father’s 20-something male friend. i think this sends the wrong message to kids, and they know kids are hungry for this kind of info and fantasy, and as such that it sells movies – shame on the movie-makers. put it this way, if that character was a 13 year old boy, they would never dare or even consider doing the things they did with the girl character. also, i didn’t like how they “subtly” played up the sexual tension between the father and the daughter, such as having him run around in his jockey underwear – entirely unnecessary.
last gripe: much of the acting, especially in the first third of the film,… so fake! the father’s girlfriend was poor, and girl often came across as utterly unreal, and much of the dialogue was badly written. the father, jeff daniels, however, carried the show, and was strong from beginning to end.
Rating: 4 / 5