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“A cracked romantic comedy depicting a one-night-stand turned all-night-standoff, “Night Owls” gives new meaning to the studiospeak phrase “execution-dependent.” Navigating a sharp tonal shift, parceling out backstories on a strict need-to-know basis, and taking place under unbelievable circumstances set entirely in a single location, director Charles Hood’s sophomore feature could have gone south in any number of ways. Fortunately, the execution here is impressively adroit, with a clever script enlivened by two charmingly compatible lead performances from Rosa Salazar and Adam Pally. A bit too low-key for the mainstream, it could nonetheless attract decent arthouse or VOD attention, shining a spotlight on both halves of its winningly wrong central couple.
Dispensing with any hopes for a meet-cute, the film introduces protagonists Madeline (Salazar) and Kevin (Pally) as they stumble back to Madeline’s place after meeting at a banquet. She’s a bartender by trade, viper-eyed and lubricious; he’s a goofy, good-natured bumbler all too willing to ignore this scenario’s many red flags. For one, her expansive home and vintage wine collection appear several tax brackets removed from what anyone on a bartender’s salary could afford, and she seems almost feral in her haste to ignore his get-to-know-you small talk and get down to business. Yet for Kevin, these are but minor quibbles when faced with “the hottest girl who’s ever shown interest in me,” a line he intends as a compliment, though it comes across more like an expression of befuddled disbelief.
When he awakens shortly after consummating this hurried love affair, Kevin makes several unpleasant discoveries. Firstly, the house is actually owned by his boss and mentor, Will Campbell (Peter Krause), the town’s sanctified college football coach, who’s out of town preparing for a big game. Worse still, he discovers Madeline unconscious on the bathroom floor, having downed a whole bottle of Xanax while he was sleeping.”
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