.KumailNanjiani and IssaRae star in 'The Lovebirds' on Netflix. Read THR's review:
) both shine. Showalter visually grounds the film by repeatedly returning to medium close-ups of the two sitting in cars. Equal parts intimate and hilarious, these scenes form the heart of the film. Even if you don't always buy these people as a couple, their slapstick comedy hits its marks; it's hard not to root for this pair of adorable screwballs. is that it neither makes a big deal of nor blindly ignores the fact that its Average Joe protagonists are Asian and black.
Some of the most amusing touches are rooted in funny-because-it's-true sociopolitical commentary: When Leilani calls a frat boy "Little Brett Kavanaugh," it feels authentic to her character rather than like low-hanging fruit. At the same time, the technical elements — including an unexpected neo-soul score — are all solid and in-sync, helping the film shift gears from rom-com banter to darker, caper-like hijinks with impressive ease.
The film offers further proof that sometimes the best kind of political commentary is no commentary at all. Offering interesting, flawed, well-rounded charactersto read as black and brown in a comedy that's mainstream, accessible and broadly appealing — as opposed to "niche" — is frankly all the commentary we need.
Cast: Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Kyle Bornheimer, Catherine Cohen, Barry RothbartProducers: Tom Lassally, Oly Obst, Martin Gero, Todd Schulman, Jordana Mollik Executive producers: Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, Michael Showalter, Ben Ormand, Kumail Nanjiani, Issa RaeEditors: Vince Filippone, Robert Nassau
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