Synopsis
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.
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Cast
- William HurtDave
- Andy JonesPhonse
- Molly ParkerAlice
- Vicky HynesDeb
- Greg MaloneBuster Bartlett
- Michael ChiassonDr. Jack Tomlinson
- Leah LewisBette
- Sheila McCarthyClaire
- Mark CritchDougie
- Pete SoucyBystander
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
A sweetheart of a film, whimsical and touching. It positions itself somewhere between a slice of life and a screwball comedy. - 70
Film Threat
Has more than enough charm to make it memorable. Hurt shows a gentleness and subtlety that's interesting to watch in this phase of his career. - 70
Variety
Hurt is quietly affecting as Dave Purcell, a fine chef but a lousy businessman whose sticksville cafe, the Auk, is named after a rare, possibly extinct kind of duck. - 50
Boston Globe
For the record, Rare Birds doesn't even fly as a birder's special, since Tasseter's Sulfurious Duck is a fictional species. Now, if they'd seen a Eurasian Wigeon, then we'd be talking. - 38
Chicago Tribune
Rendered bland and frustrating by its endless attempts to make the odd odder.
