▁stars , ▁saying ▁" In ▁execution , ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁all ▁side k icks ▁and ▁sight ▁g ags , ▁with ▁little ▁story ▁coh es ion ▁or ▁purpose ." ▁ ▁Bill ▁Zwe cker ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁mixed ▁review , ▁saying ▁" No , ▁Free ▁Bird s ▁is ▁not ▁( s orry ) ▁a ▁tur key ▁of ▁a ▁film . ▁But ▁it ▁doesn ’ t ▁really ▁so ar ▁ter rib ly ▁high ▁either . ▁I ▁only ▁wish ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁had ▁been ▁maintained ▁throughout . ▁If ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁case , ▁Reg gie , ▁J ake ▁and ▁their ▁fellow ▁tur keys ▁just ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁flying ▁high ▁with ▁the ▁e ag les — our ▁official ▁national ▁birds ." ▁Michael ▁Recht sh affen ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁mixed ▁review , ▁saying ▁" Al though ▁it ▁s eld om ▁approaches ▁the ▁insp iration ▁of ▁its ▁pl ucky ▁prem ise — a ▁pair ▁of ▁tur keys ▁travel ▁back ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁machine ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁Thanks g iving ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁scratch ▁the ▁traditional ▁ent ree ▁off ▁the ▁menu — Free ▁Bird s ▁never theless ▁man ages ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁brand ed ▁a ▁hol iday ▁tur key ." ▁Christ y ▁Lem ire ▁of ▁Roger E bert . com ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁saying ▁" Every thing ▁about ▁Free ▁Bird s ▁feels ▁per fun ct ory , ▁from