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Dominican Rep. Paulie
1,684
Kids. Comedy. Drama
Paulie, an intelligent parrot who actually talks, relates the story of his struggle to a Russian immigrant who works as a janitor at the research institute where he is housed and neglected. Paulies story begins many years earlier when he is given as a gift to a little girl who stutters. Eventually, he teaches the girl to speak correctly but is taken away by her father because he believes the girl cannot distinguish fantasy from reality ... [+]
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"'Paulie' has moments of minor charm but lacks the magic to fully capture the imaginations of either children or adults." | NEU |
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United States |
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"Shalhoub gives an impressively nuanced performance in the dangerously cliched role, and Paulie comes across as a fully developed character" | POS |
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United States |
Los Angeles Times | "A perfect family movie with the intelligence, humor and hug-me moments to be a great first-date movie, too" | POS |
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United States |
Houston Chronicle | "Unusual and surprisingly agreeable." | POS |
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"The film is aimed at children, I suppose, although I don't think they'll like Paulie all that much" | NEU |
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