Let me start by saying I have nothing against the actors in this movie, I'm sure they tried really hard, nor do I have a problem with the overall premise of the film. I do, however take offense to the writing. I mean, the female lead gets so traumatized after realizing that Captain Highway Guy (I think that was his name) sometimes has to mercy kill dogs that she cried in a corner, left him, and got a job in another town... Keep in mind, it was not her dog, she did not actually witness the shooting, and the dog was suffering. A normal functioning human would be able to shake the bummed out feeling off after such an experience. I'm convinced this writer is not a human and has never met one. The dialogue is forced and awkward. The scene where he meets the old man who owned his parrot as a child is cringe worthy. Is the old man supposed to be mentally handicapped or is it bad writing/acting? The climax comes when our titular Highway Hero is forced to prove his love of dogs by sacrificing himself for his love's pet and gets hit by a car... that's just... it just is, I don't even know. She then kidnaps him from the hospital while he's drugged and hauls him along on her journey to her family's house, roll credits. I am convinced this was written by a skin walking alien who was tasked with making a film about the so called Hoo-mans to be viewed at the space zoo's Earth exhibit.
Review of A Bird of the Air
