The Unicorn

Name: The Unicorn
Genre: Comedy
Released: February 1, 2019
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Beck Bennett, Beverly D'Angelo, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dree Hemingway, John Kapelos

2019

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The Orchard | Release Date: February 1, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Beck Bennett, Beverly D'Angelo, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dree Hemingway, John Kapelos, Kyle Mooney, Lauren Lapkus, Lucy Hale, Maya Kazan, Nicholas Rutherford

Summary: When an engaged couple, Caleb (Nick Rutherford) and Malory (Lauren Lapkus), is forced to visit Palm Springs for a weekend to celebrate Malory’s parents’ 25th wedding vow renewal, they discover the apparent secret to their happy marriage. Determined to properly celebrate their own ‘re-engagement,' they set out on a wild night, but this funWhen an engaged couple, Caleb (Nick Rutherford) and Malory (Lauren Lapkus), is forced to visit Palm Springs for a weekend to celebrate Malory’s parents’ 25th wedding vow renewal, they discover the apparent secret to their happy marriage. Determined to properly celebrate their own ‘re-engagement,' they set out on a wild night, but this fun and innocent new experience takes an intense turn, exposing deeper relationship problems and threatening their future together.… Expand

Director: Robert Schwartzman

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Fagerholm

Feb 1, 2019

The Unicorn marks the actor and musician’s second time in the director’s chair, and it is an endearing symphony of misread cues, fumbling advances and accidental epiphanies. The stunted growth of modern day thirty-somethings is well-worn subject matter, yet Schwartzman — being a member of the generation himself — approaches it from an empathetic and refreshingly nonjudgmental perspective. Read full review

Kimber Myers

Jan 31, 2019

Directed by Robert Schwartzman (“Dreamland”), The Unicorn is more silly than sexy, but it also has moments of seriousness with an emphasis on the value of honesty and trust in relationships. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jan 31, 2019

Although its plethora of painfully awkward comic moments will produce shudders of recognition for anyone who's been in a long-term relationship, its sweetly sentimental ending makes The Unicorn a perfectly acceptable date movie. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 28, 2019

Director Robert Schwartzman keeps the tone light and the pace between funny scenes and cringe-worthy moments quick. He’s the brother of actor/director Jason Schwartzman and son of Talia Shire and, with them and Sofia Coppola and Nicolas Cage, part of the extended family of Coppola filmmakers. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Jan 31, 2019

Lead players Lauren Lapkus and co-scripter Nick Rutherford are amply engaging and sympathetic, even when the behavior of their characters is cringe-worthy embarrassing. No, never mind: Make that especially when those characters are humiliating themselves for our enjoyment. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jan 31, 2019

Robert Schwartzman’s direction is blah, his story labored and the supporting characters one-note. Read full review

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Willywonka180

Dec 5, 2020

Great film! But it does feel dry at the end of it all. I wish it had more to it with more than just finding a threesome at a bunch of other places.

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