▁" It ▁isn ' t ▁c ute . ▁It ▁isn ' t ▁really ▁fun ny . ▁It ▁just ▁kind ▁of ▁is ." ▁Louis ▁Black ▁of ▁The ▁Austin ▁Chron icle ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁saying ▁" Free ▁Bird s ▁falls ▁flat , ▁despite ▁its ▁good ▁intent ions , ▁ide ological ▁cut eness , ▁hum orous ▁pol ish , ▁and ▁skill ful ▁computer ▁animation . ▁The ▁fine ▁voice ▁tal ents ▁of ▁the ▁almost - ide al ▁cast ▁are ▁was ted ." ▁Elizabeth ▁We itz man ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁saying ▁" M ost ▁minor ▁animated ▁mov ies ▁are ▁so ▁ro te ▁that ▁it ’ s ▁worth ▁acknowled ging ▁a ▁strange ▁bird ▁like ▁this ▁cheer fully ▁g on zo ▁kid ▁f lick . ▁It ’ s ▁no ▁master pie ce , ▁but ▁if ▁you ’ re ▁hoping ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁film ▁that ▁will ▁keep ▁everyone ▁reason ably ▁ent ert ained , ▁this ▁will ▁fly ." ▁ ▁Mi ri am ▁B ale ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁negative ▁review , ▁saying ▁" The ▁concept ▁is ▁in ane , ▁and ▁the ▁execution ▁is ▁man ic ▁and ▁un original ." ▁S ara ▁Stewart ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁saying ▁" Is ▁Hollywood ▁sch em ing ▁to ▁turn ▁your ▁little ▁ones ▁into ▁str ident ▁veget ari ans ? ▁Could ▁be , ▁but ▁I ▁wish ▁they