Netflix Comedy 'Roommates' Receives Mixed Reviews
The new Netflix comedy 'Roommates' has garnered reviews, with critics describing it as an uneven college comedy that explores the complexities of friendship. Reviewers highlighted its blend of sweet and salty moments, often praising the performances of its two lead actors.
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Roommates review – Netflix broken friendship comedy is a sweet and salty treat
The streamer has strangely kept this witty and detailed college comedy from critics but it’s far better than one has come to expect The initial fruits borne from Adam Sandler’s early days deal with Netflix were largely rotten; empty-brained and dated comedies like The Ridiculous 6, The Do-Over and Sandy Wexler. But as Sandler matured, so did his decision-making and outside of his increasing attempts to work in smarter, more textured dramatic fare, his production company Happy Madison has foun...
By Benjamin Lee
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There’s a complicated, bittersweet study of female friendship fighting to free itself from the glib, shiny, “Saturday Night Live”-adjacent comic veneer of “Roommates,” and when it shows through, in enticing fits and starts, it even approaches wisdom. Elsewhere, however, this Netflix original from up-and-coming Canadian filmmaker Chandler Levack disappointingly flattens the moral and emotional zigzags […]
By Guy Lodge
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