Nerea González |
Paris (EFE).- Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston will once again be detectives for Netflix in “Criminals in sight”, sequel to “Criminals at sea”, from 2019. And why are the Spitz returning? “We love murders!” Sandler jokes in an interview with EFE in Paris, where part of the plot takes place.
“We don’t like murders,” Aniston clarifies, trying to maintain a professional poker face in the French capital, where they both went to present this film, which opens on the digital platform today.
“In the first we were young, rookies. Now we understand the murder. We love murder!” Sandler reiterates between laughs, ignoring his partner.
The real dynamic between these two American superstars, who have already filmed three films together, is quite similar to that of the couple they play in the saga that began with “Criminals at Sea” (2019, Kyle Newacheck), Nick and Audrey Spitz.
“We like being married and we make each other laugh,” notes Aniston.
“Yes, we like being married and the only way to do it is in the movies,” completes Sandler.
In this new installment, directed by Jeremy Garelick, the policeman who can’t shoot and the hairdresser-turned-detective will once again find themselves involved in a homicide in the purest Agatha Christie style, in which all potential clues point to themselves.
If the first, set in a luxurious ship, was a crazy reinvention of “Murder on the Orient Express”, in “Criminals in Sight” the formula is partly repeated, with touches of Bollywood, of “Mission Impossible” and even something from “Emily in Paris”.
But above all, what sets this sequel apart is the amount of action it contains.
“Much more action,” Aniston sums up.
“Triple action!” completes Sandler.
“We started our own business,” Aniston begins to detail the plot that leads the two protagonists to create their own investigative agency.
“That! A business movie! ”, Interrupts Sandler, triggering a new murderous look from his partner, who almost immediately bursts out laughing.
Four years after solving their first big mystery, the Spitzes have resigned from their jobs and are trying to keep their own private detective agency afloat, without much success.
A wedding invitation from his friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar), with all expenses paid, seems like a perfect occasion to disconnect from work and marital stress, until the celebrations are interrupted by a new murder and by the kidnapping of the groom himself. .
“It’s our job, to make people laugh,” Aniston explains of her good on-screen chemistry with Sandler.
“We tried, certainly,” he adds.
Partly jokingly and partly -perhaps- seriously, Sandler assures that the three films they have already shot together (the two from the Netflix saga written by James Vanderbilt and “Follow Me”, from 2011) are just the beginning.
“We planned, for the end of our lives, twelve movies together,” Sandler certifies with humor.
Of her co-star, the protagonist of titles like “Diamonds in the Rough” stands out above all how much she cares for others and how fun she is.
“He literally takes care of me more than I take care of myself,” he says.
“I do it for Jackie (the actor’s wife) and the children,” says the star of the “Friends” series.
She wants Sandler to have a “long life,” he says, though the actor wouldn’t mind dying “tomorrow.”
“What?!” Aniston is alarmed upon hearing her partner’s comment.
“I’ve had enough,” Sandler quips.
“You have children,” she recalls.
“Jackie would be sad, you’re right, but no one else,” jokes the interpreter.