Gavin Cresswell (gavin-thelordofthefu-48-460297)
When I was a kid in the 90s, I've heard a lot about this film. It was in the previews for the Jumanji, Matilda, and Madeline tapes. Then, from late 2008 to early 2009, I finally saw the entire film and it was really beautiful. It delivered what it promised. The comedy, the drama, and the flying sequences. And did I forget to mention that the geese are so adorable when they were babies? Anyway, on it's 20th anniversary, Fly Away Home still holds up. The story is really original and the concept was nothing I've ever seen before. A girl named Ammy, who copes with her mother's death in a tragic accident, finds a bunch of baby geese and trains them to fly. Her father decides to help her and as the geese grew up, he and his friends invented mechanical flying geese. Once they did that, they chartered a course that would bring the geese back home. The comedy and drama is just great and was perfectly balanced. The writing is superb, the pacing is tight, the music score from Mark Isham is beautiful, and the flying sequences are well done. The best part, however, would have to go to the acting. Overall, everyone gives a great performance with the best coming from Jeff Daniels and Anna Pacquin. Fly Away Home became an instant classic when it was first released at the time of blockbusters and it still holds up 20 years later. It's a perfectly example of flawless storytelling on it's own right. This deserves a recommendation to those who haven't seen it yet. :)
Andrew Ritter
There aren't that many movies that are well-written, well-directed, that have beautiful scenery and a heart touching story, but this is certainly one of them. This movie is well worth the time it takes to watch it. In fact, we seem to rent it about every two or three years so we can view it again and will probably end up purchasing it, which we seldom do. I just can't say enough for this film. Whatever you do, watch it all the way to the end. Very worthwhile for families or anyone who appreciates nature and a great movie. One of the other things we really liked about the film was the fact that we live about a half mile away from one of the locations where it was filmed just outside of Niagara Falls, NY. That made it more personal for us.
pawleydeitra
I just finished watching "Fly away Home" on youtube and I had forgotten how sweet the film was not the disgustingly sweet stuff you get with some films,but genuinely sweet and poignant.Anna Paquin plays Amy Alden a young girl who lost her mother and goes to live with her Dad played by Jeff Daniels from "Dumb and Dumber" and "Because of Winn Dixie". She hatches and raises a flock a geese all by herself. The soundtrack is excellent and the song "1000 Miles" is one of the best songs I have heard in a movie . At times I was tearing up,this film is based on a true story,but it is in no way a boring documentary. When Amy and her father lead the geese south is one of the best parts of the movie . The Canadian scenery is excellent .All in all this is a very good film
