Movie review: The Starling is wholly inappropriate, why did no one shout 'stop'?

The blend of wacky comedy and soul-searing agony doesn't work says our film reviewer
Movie review: The Starling is wholly inappropriate, why did no one shout 'stop'?

The Starling stars Chris O'Dowd and Melissa McCarthy

Fri, 24 Sep, 2021 - 19:05
Declan Burke

The Starling 

★★☆☆☆

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