Catherine Called Birdy
A teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her father maps out for her.
- Released: 2022-09-23
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy
- Stars: Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, Lesley Sharp, Joe Alwyn, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Kaye, Dean-Charles Chapman, Isis Hainsworth, Archie Renaux, Michael Woolfitt, David Bradley, Mimi Ndiweni, Ralph Ineson, Rita Bernard-Shaw, Jake Middleton Cooke, Adam Aziz, Saskia Chana, Jamie Demetriou, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Russell Brand, Christophe Tek, Angus Wright, Jacob Avery, Douggie McMeekin, Lawrence Hodgson-Mullings, Bola Latunji, Jessica Ellis, Jordan Adene, Tyler Howitt, Jeffery Kissoon, Moya Brady, Ramesh Nair, Antony Bunsee, Tim Bevan, Colin Murtagh, Volenté Lloyd, Trevor Jones, Chris Ecob
- Director: Lena Dunham
Comments
- NanoFrog - 12 January 2023
Bella Ramsey a star at last
Bella Ramsey (Lady Mormont at one time) absolutely shines as the rebellious daughter of an impoverished noble family being pawned off to any number of possible wealthy, creepy suitors. Everything is here. Great cast. Wonderful costuming, decent photography BUT the musical soundtrack is abysmal, it is in a word really stupid. The obnoxious soundtrack drags the film down, sometimes way down and puts a pointless stink on an otherwise great little farce, and showcase for Ms Ramsey. She is as always an absolute pleasure to watch and this is a decent, if not exceptional, screen play and portrayal that breaks, or at least bends, the stereotyped mold a bit in this case. - bookwurmm - 4 November 2022
Andrew Scott
The only reason my rating is as high as it is is because of Andrew Scott. He is a gem and a wonder.
That was all I wanted to say of importance.
The story is fine. Birdy has a good cause but is kind of annoying so it's a little hard to root for her at times. The end of the movie drags a bit and feels like the writers weren't sure how to end it properly. There is a lot of repetition in the story so that adds to the fact that it drags a bit.
If you just wanna watch Andrew Scott give a great performance and steal the show, for sure give this movie a shot. If you're okay with watching something kinda fun, kinda silly, not amazing, give it a shot all the same.
