Funny Birds

The plot is on the thin side, but there are several heartwarming scenes between the main leads that carry the film through to the end.

It's just not clear why the film had to take place on a chicken farm, why in the United States, why the main character's mother had to be French (although it gave the perfect excuse to cast the wonderful Catherine Deneuve in the role), and why...a lot of things happen the way they do.

In the end, the film ends up being a predictable but gentle story, with a couple of mildly funny scenes, but it's never clear why the audience should care about any of the characters at all.