Synopsis
When their elderly neighbor suddenly drops dead, a young Brooklyn couple investigates signs of foul play.
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Cast
- Sophia TakalBarri
- Lawrence Michael LevineNoah
- Alia ShawkatJean
- Annie ParisseEleanor
- Jason RitterDamien
- Kevin CorriganAnthony
- Marylouise BurkeSylvia
- Lindsay BurdgeAnnabelle
- Eléonore HendricksMolly
- Jennifer KimLori
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
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. - 80
Time Out
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. - 75
Slant Magazine
Lawrence Michael Levine's film occupies a sweet spot between the self-aware and taut. - 75
IndieWire
In spite of the constant activity, there's not a whole lot going on, but it's still a fun place to visit. - 70
The Dissolve
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. - 70
Village Voice
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. - 70
Variety
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. - 70
The New York Times
Mr. Levine spins a caper that wins you over more through tenacity than through originality.
