Wild Canaries

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Wild Canaries

2015,

1h 42m,

Comedy/

Mystery & Thriller/

Romance

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A couple living in Brooklyn suspects foul play when a neighbor in a rent-controlled apartment suddenly dies.

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Critics Consensus

Marrying hipster narcissism with old school noir, Wild Canaries is a lighthearted and slick update on the classic Hollywood murder mystery.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Mar 5, 2015

Attempting to capture the screwball essence of the old-school suspense-comedy ... Lawrence Michael Levine's flighty "Wild Canaries" lacks the filmmaking discipline required to pay effective homage.

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

Mar 5, 2015

2.5/4

Cute or presumptuous? It's your call where "Wild Canaries" is concerned.

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Katie Walsh

The Playlist

Feb 28, 2015

B-

The genre play is an interesting take on what has become a clich genre of Brooklyn relationship dramedy. But unfortunately, the execution is bungled along the way, and the film ends up feeling like not quite one thing and not quite the other.

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Nov 9, 2018

While there are funny moments, mostly coming from Levine and Shawkat's performances, most of the film is lackluster, especially the relationships between the characters.

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Kathy Fennessy

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Aug 21, 2017

[Lawrence Michael] Levine juices the intrigue with humor (a dub-intensive score elevates the tension), and that helps to keep things engaging, but man oh man, can these people be exasperating.

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Bill Graham

The Film Stage

Jun 21, 2016

B-

Clearly, Canaries is all about the couple at its core, who are both drawn smoothly.

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Draco L

Aug 7, 2018

Entertaining but pretty lazy in its execution of mystery plot intricacies. The chemistry between all the relatable characters keeps the film afloat for the most part until it tries to tie up its absurd mystery in a bland 2 minute window near the end. Still, it's worth a watch. It's very rare to see mysteries this casual which I kind of admired.

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Han S

Feb 25, 2015

Lawrence Michael Levine's new film may be micro-budgeted, but it is massively inspired. Taking cues from classic Screwball Comedies, Alfred Hitchcock and Woody Allen, Wild Canaries wears it's influences on it's sleeves, but finds its distinct voice in that of contemporary Brooklyn. The script feels both modern and self-aware of it's "throwback" idealism, but it's also surprisingly taut regarding the mystery at hand. Also, the romantic element in the film is simply hilarious in it's execution, and circles the film's central theme that relationships need a sense of adventure in order to survive. A treat-and-a-half, and a unique one too.

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Lawrence Michael Levine

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Sophia Takal

Barri

Lawrence Michael Levine

Noah

Alia Shawkat

Jean

Annie Parisse

Eleanor

Jason Ritter

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Synopsis

A couple living in Brooklyn suspects foul play when a neighbor in a rent-controlled apartment suddenly dies.

Director: Lawrence Michael Levine
Producer: Kim Sherman, Sophia Takal, John Baker, E. McCabe Walsh
Screenwriter: Lawrence Michael Levine
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Uncorked Productions, Little Teeth Pictures, Reality Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 25, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m

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