The Lovebirds

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Original title: The Lovebirds
Year: 2020
Running time: 86 min.
Country: United States
Director: Michael Showalter
Screenwriter: Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall (Story: Martin Gero)
Music: Michael Andrews
Cinematography: Brian Burgoyne
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae, Anna Camp, Joe Chrest, Kelly Murtagh, Moses Jacob Storm, Kenneth Kynt Bryan, T.C. Matherne, Mike Young, John C. Coffman, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Betsy Borrego, Lisha Wheeler, Gralen Bryant Banks, Vermyttya Erahn, Anthony Michael Frederick, Lucy Golden, Nicholas X. Parsons, Troy Faruk, Mahdi Cocci, Heathyre Perara, Briana Liu, Ken Knight, Paul Sparks, Kyle Bornheimer, Blaine Kern III, Jaren Mitchell, Catherine Cohen, Rob Eubanks
Producer: Quinn's House, 3 Arts Entertainment, Media Rights Capital (MRC) (Distributor: Netflix)
Genre: Comedy. Action | Crime
Synopsis / Plot: On the brink of breaking up, a couple gets unintentionally embroiled in a bizarre (and hilarious) murder mystery. As they get closer to clearing their names and solving the case, they need to figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Critics' reviews

"Granted, not every comedy must obliterate the ground with guts and innovation, but the biggest failure here is pure believability (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Johnny Oleksinski: New York Post
"With a tightly structured script and Nanjiani's and Rae's raucous yet down-to-earth performances, 'The Lovebirds' makes for a delightful and unexpected ride."

Beandrea July: The Hollywood Reporter
"[The script] has some sharply witty exchanges (...) [It] quickly descends into the kind of synthetically plotted, harmless-at-its-core caper that may remind you of a ramshackle Hollywood action comedy like 'Date Night'"

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"[Showalter] keeps the action percolating even when the holes in the plot could swallow a tank (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Flat and algorithmic (...) 'The Lovebirds' careens forward with a desperate pace and never takes the time to make us care about its characters"

David Ehrlich: IndieWire
"The dynamic chemistry between Kumail Nanjiani & Issa Rae saves a subpar story"

Robert Daniels: The Playlist
"[It] falls into standard crime-comedy tropes (...) On Netflix, it’s an easy recommendation for a Friday night date movie"

Matt Goldberg: Collider
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