Paulie . Tucson Weekly . 04-27-98

Paulie

DIRECTED BY: John Roberts

REVIEWED: 04-27-98

SKG Dreamworks finally got something right--a kids' movie about a parrot. This is easily the finest talking-animal story since Babe, with a tone just as sweet and effects just as seamless. I tried my damnedest to locate the scenes where animatronics or computer-generated effects replaced the real feathered thing, only to fail miserably. The forgivably flimsy story follows "Paulie" on a quest to reunite with a little girl he once helped overcome stuttering. He flies and insults his way from episode to episode, briefly teaming up with such thoroughly watchable character actors as Gena Rowlands, Cheech Marin, Tony Shaloub and Jay Mohr (who also provides the parrot's nasal-but-nice voice). You know somebody's doing something right when even a Buddy Hackett cameo is enjoyable. Okay, I might as well admit it: This is the best parrot movie I have ever seen.

--Woodruff

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