The hook of The Lovebirds isn't bad—what if you were forced into life-and-death circumstances with your significant other moments after you broke up? Unfortunately, Michael Showalter's new rom-com never really transcends this hook, and instead falls into standard crime-comedy tropes. In the hands of lesser actors, The Lovebirds would quickly fall apart and feel like a lesser version of a movie like Date Night, which wasn't that great a movie when it came out a decade ago. But like that movie, your comedy can go along way when you've got the …
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The murder-mystery romantic comedy has found a home on Netflix.
Paramount's The Lovebirds is coming to Netflix in place of a theatrical release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Netflix is nearing a deal to acquire the Kumail Nanjiani-Issa Rae comedy The Lovebirds from Paramount and Media Rights Capital, according to Deadline. Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) directed the film, which was supposed to hit theaters April 3 following its world premiere at SXSW, which obviously did not happen. Movie theaters across the country have shut their doors indefinitely, and rather than release The Lovebirds in theaters at a later date, Paramount decided to sell the film off to Netflix, which has seen its numbers spike as people around the world quarantine themselves inside their homes. Nanjiani and …
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for The Lovebirds. The film, directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) stars Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani as a couple who get drawn into a criminal conspiracy, and the only way to clear their names is to solve the mystery themselves. If you judge The Lovebirds solely on the trailer, it looks terrific! It's delightful to see Nanjiani and Rae bouncing off each other, the jokes are solid, and this seems like a great date night movie. With a release in early April, this could easily be a hit! However, films …
Kumail Nanjiani joins forces with The Big Sick director Michael Showalter and Issa Rae in the trailer for the upcoming comedy, The Lovebirds.
Paramount has released the first image from the upcoming mystery rom-com The Lovebirds, starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae as an estranged couple who get tangled up in a murder plot while in New Orleans. The film, directed by The State and Wet Hot American Summer star Michael Showalter (who also directed Nanjiani in The Big Sick), hits theaters April 3. The image, as presented in an Entertainment Weekly exclusive first look, shows Rae and Nanjiani’s characters, Leilani and Jibran, wearing ridiculous outfits while engaged in a clearly urgent conversation with a third person. Possibly they’re interrogating …