And then there’s “Free Birds,” which is sort of like that nondescript casserole your second cousin brings that winds up at the back of the table, barely picked at and mostly ignored.

Director Jimmy Hayward's new animated comedy starring Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler and Owen Wilson, changes Thanksgiving's menu. By Brian Porreca Free Birds Premiere - P 2013 The film, directed by ...

Apparently, these birds you can change. Unlike the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, Free Birds (**½ out four; rated PG; opens Friday nationwide) is all about revisionism — at least from the point of view ...

"Free Birds," out in U.S. theaters on Friday, follows the tale of Reggie (voiced by Owen Wilson), a lone turkey pardoned by the U.S. president and saved from becoming Thanksgiving dinner.

Free Birds also gives Wilson a chance to make a film his 2-year-old can see. "This idea was floating around before Ford even existed," he says. "It is nice to think that it will be suitable for him." ...

Jake (voiced by Woody Harrelson), left, Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) attempt to turn back the clock on Thanksgiving in “Free Birds.” (Courtesy of Relativity Media) ...

Free Birds takes a clever concept of talking turkeys trying to thwart Thanksgiving and injects it with cookie cutter characterizations and unnecessarily complicated time paradoxes. The final ...