Facing the fourth year of their engagement and with pressure building from family and friends, instead of finally tying the knot, Malory and Caleb seek an alternate next step in their relationship, to have a threesome.
Directed by Robert Schwartzman (brother of Jason) and starring Lauren Lapkus and Nick Rutherford, The Unicorn follows Mal and Cal on a night out trying to pick up a third wheel, with differing levels of success. First going back to the house of a twenty-something hippy, only to mis-read her signals with tragic effect, then trying their luck at a seedy strip club before coming away with the best lead of the night, a ‘massage therapist’ that’ll come to them; Mal and Cal struggle to keep their nerve as they come to the realisation they might be papering over cracks that a threesome can’t really solve.
While The Unicorn might sound like The Hangover-meets-American Pie, it’s actually anything but. A witty, razor-sharp rom-com, The Unicorn isn’t titilating or lurid, instead treating the discussion of sex properly – and for laughs – without shying away from the need for experimentation in a relationship, and that at the end of the day, you can still say no.
It’s an awkward, honest look at the bumps along the road in any modern relationship, and with the excellent Lauren La pkus and Nick Rutherford at the wheel, The Unicorn proves to be a captivating ride, and proof that something you just have to forge your own path. You’ll be better for it.