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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallThis is an excellent movie -- by all means, flock to it!
- 80The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterGenuinely sweet, beautifully constructed documentary.
- 80The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe movie winds its way artfully from a straight animal study to something more profound. It's hard to shake the film's astonishing final thoughts and shots, as Bittner nervously contemplates parrot eggs while hawks circle overhead.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleIn traditional stories, it's saints, madmen and children who befriend wild animals. Mark Bittner, who pals around with feral creatures in the amiable documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, is just as much an outsider, though of a different sort.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittLovely to look at, if not very deep in its thinking about relations between humans and their animal friends.
- 75New York PostNew York PostIn the charming new documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, we learn all about the tragedy and comedy of being a bird on the loose in San Francisco.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA charming look at the mildly eccentric man who gained modest feature-page celebrity for his familiarity with San Francisco's tropical parrot flock.
- 70Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkSeveral sharp jolts give the doc its dramatic shape, and one episode in particular, caught with a neighbor's lens, will make you gasp with grief.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenIn Ms. Irving's affectionate film, Mr. Bittner is more of a sage than a deadbeat.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough Bittner's slacker charm may not be to all tastes, the parrots are natural-born scene-stealers with more than enough charm to seduce the most dubious viewer.