Best movie of this year hands down!

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Purely Joyful Movie!

Best movie ever!

Amy Alden (Anna Paquin) survives a car crash where her mother is killed. She leaves New Zealand to live with her father Thomas (Jeff Daniels) in his ramshackle house in Ontario, Canada. She has no memories of her Canadian home and feels isolated. He's an eccentric inventor artist who flies his homemade glider. Susan Barnes (Dana Delany) is his girlfriend. After a land developer tears down some trees, Amy finds an abandoned nest of goose eggs. She raises the chicks but when the time comes, she has to teach them to fly south.This is a fine family movie. Anna Paquin is adorable and so are the chicks. The story is gentle feel good. Jeff Daniels is great as the eccentric dad. There is a real free feeling that comes from watching people run around with these geese. There is a minor drama with a wildlife officer and a main one with a land developer. In the end, the drama isn't too high but it's good for the whole family.

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.

This is one of my favorite movies, and has been for most of my life. I have one question I've been trying to solve forever! I can't post to the message boards because I am uncomfortable giving IMDb personal information to authenticate, but maybe someone could post an answer for me? The question is this: Aren't those earrings that Amy gets from Jeff's partner stunning? I've been searching for them for years. Does anyone know where I might get a pair? Thank you so much!Otherwise, the movie is beautiful, well-scored, stirring, breathtaking. I was enchanted as a little girl and I still watch it whenever I need a pick me up. It is a perfect film to watch with your children. I find it inspiring. Really, check it out.

Based on a true story, this is a cute and cuddly film for both the kids and the grown-ups. Basically after the death of her mother in New Zealand, 13-year-old Amy Alden (Anna Paquin) goes to Canada to live with her eccentric inventor father Thomas 'Tom' (Jeff Daniels) who she barely knows. Amy is pretty miserable for a while, but after some developers had been tearing down the local forest, she finds a nest of orphaned goose eggs, and she is determined to look after them. When they hatch, they obviously see the first person they see, Amy, as "Mother Goose", and with the help of her Dad, they are determined to preserve, parent, and eventually prepare them to migrate. It is when Tom invents a working microlight and small plane that they can really progress with helping them fly, and the most spectacular journey south begins. Also starring Superman - The Animated Series' Dana Delany as Susan Barnes, Terry Kinney as David Alden, Holter Graham as Barry Stickland, Jeremy Ratchford as DNR Officer Glen Seifert, Deborah Verginella as Amy's Mother and Michael J. Reynolds as General. Daniels and young Paquin both give very appealing performances, and the geese are of course the most cute and cuddly, well, feathery and fun, sight to see, a very heartwarming story. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Cinematography. It was number 95 on The 100 Greatest Family Films. Very good!