Wild Canaries

Name: Wild Canaries
Genre: Mystery, Comedy, Romance
Released: February 25, 2015
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 67

2015

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Sundance Selects | Release Date: February 25, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Madcap murder mystery meets razor-sharp relationship comedy in this witty twist on the detective movie—think Nancy Drew run amok in present-day Brooklyn. Husband and wife filmmaking team Sophia Takal and director Lawrence Michael Levine (Gabi on the Roof in July) star as recently engaged but perpetually bickering couple Barri and Noah. WhenMadcap murder mystery meets razor-sharp relationship comedy in this witty twist on the detective movie—think Nancy Drew run amok in present-day Brooklyn. Husband and wife filmmaking team Sophia Takal and director Lawrence Michael Levine (Gabi on the Roof in July) star as recently engaged but perpetually bickering couple Barri and Noah. When their elderly downstairs neighbor suddenly kicks the bucket, the flighty Barri immediately suspects foul play. Cue a hilariously harebrained investigation as Barri—outfitted in a Columbo-style trench coat—enlists her secretly-in-love-with-her lesbian roommate (Alia Shawkat) to help her get to the bottom of the matter. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Lawrence Michael Levine

Genre(s): Mystery, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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A.A. Dowd

Feb 24, 2015

At its core, Wild Canaries is a reminder that relationships require a sense of adventure, and maybe a little mystery, to keep the magic alive. Indie comedies, as the film proves, benefit from the same. Read full review

David Ehrlich

Feb 23, 2015

Wild Canaries may be modest stuff, but its madcap misadventures are loaded with honesty, and it earns the conclusion that love never feels like a cage when you fly with the right flock. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Feb 25, 2015

In spite of the constant activity, there's not a whole lot going on, but it's still a fun place to visit. Read full review

Noel Murray

Feb 24, 2015

The disconnect between Wild Canaries’ two modes is sometimes too wide, making the movie come across either as a sloppy mystery or a scatterbrained melodrama. More often, the mix keeps the film lively and unpredictable. Read full review

Justin Chang

Feb 25, 2015

Levine’s script does a clever job of keeping numerous balls in the air over the taut 99-minute running time, and the writer is especially good at using the information he feeds us in unexpectedly resourceful, double-edged ways. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Feb 24, 2015

The story Levine spins out of this premise has a rambunctious, woolly quality, though in the end there may be too many stringy loose ends for him to weave in properly. Still, Wild Canaries has its quiet charms. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Feb 25, 2015

On paper, Wild Canaries sounds like it has all the ingredients for a reasonably diverting comedy, but they just never quite pull together into a cohesive or entertaining whole. Read full review

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