Tuesday

!!! Spoilers!!! I loved the depiction of death as a bird and as a being that struggles with all the pain it is surrounded by. I think the movie could've been so much better if the Mom wasn't such an unlikable character, the lengths she went through to make sure her daughter wouldn't die, her emotional outbursts, screaming at her daughter who is suffering because she can't let go... Especially at the end, it made me angry that death came to see her again and console her, they had almost no reaction to her literally eating them (which btw that was crazy af like why would you do that) But the interaction between Tuesday and death is what really safed this movie. Overall I think it's worth a watch!

This movie swings between wannabe serious drama and wannabe funny, but doesn't really succeed at either. Unlike many I think that the casting of Julia Louis-Dreyfuss was a serious mistake. She's got comedy in her bones and all of her facial expressions are comedic in nature by virtue of her training and multiple successes as a comic actor. Thus even at those times when we're supposed to be taking her and her emotions seriously, I found it impossible because it seems as if she herself was incapable of taking the drama seriously enough...as if at any moment she'll give you an elbow and a wink and say "get the joke?" On the one hand there's a certain amount of obvious going for the humor, and a moment later it flip flops to going for the pathos. Ultimately unrewarding.

This film it’s truly a trip, so interesting and hurtful at a time. The creepy death bird, and the mother deeply sunk in the denial of something that is no way to stop. We must be in peace with the FACT the we all are going to die.”, sooner the better. Death is necessary.

The inevitability of death, and its acceptance, in a fresh perspective, in the sense that the herald of death is presented in the form of a parakeet. The cross between drama and comedy has enough to stimulate curiosity and, if it doesn't provoke a tear or two, linger long enough in the viewer's subconscious.

Do you like The Twilight Zone? Then this film is for you. It has the same weird and surreal vibe, and things just keep getting weirder. I think many people here are missing the point of this wonderful movie. Relax, it's just a movie from another dimension.

The acting was good and I liked the creative choices and the way they did the bird was good, but it was a little murky tonally whether it was going to be serious or funny, kind of threw the whole thing off.

A poignant and meaningful movie about death, grief, and acceptance. Brilliant, magical, and poetic. It is a roller coaster ride well worth taking. It is the best performance of Julia Louise Dreyfuss in her long career as she steals the show with impeccable actimg that gives the story a depth rarely seen in movies anymore.

Sometimes you need to learn that death can come as a blessing, before letting go.

It’s like if a film student wanted to make Pan’s Labyrinth but lacked the vision and cohesion to put the elements at their disposal to proper use. The people behind it touched on interesting elements, the parrot’s ability to mimic voices and thus whole interactions, but that’s used once and just leaves you wondering why they didn’t explore that and human’s nature to lie or give false recollections of the past so much so that we often believe them ourselves. Julia Louise-Dreifus is a National Treasure, but even she couldn’t save this meandering tale about a parrot of death (the premise is literally that death comes for all living creatures via an immortal parrot who is somehow outwitted by a teenage cancer patient and then temporarily defeated by her mom). Julia’s the only reason I would give it half a star as opposed to none (though that’s not an option), her and the rest of the main cast’s performances make it watchable but like the review says, I can’t recommend it.

A beautiful, original and "different" movie about life, death and loss. The kind of movie that surprises, moves, and leaves a lasting impression. The kind of movie we need more of.