If you're looking for a fun romantic comedy to watch all month long, Kelly Rowland and Method Man have you covered.
The actors and musicians teamed up on the new Linda Mendoza-directed film "Relationship Goals," which is available to stream now on Prime Video.
Leading up to the film's release, Rowland and Method Man, whose real name is Cliff Smith, sat down with "Good Morning America" Digital to talk about the movie and what it was like behind-the-scenes.
"Our set was poppin'," Rowland said.
"Yeah, it was," Method Man added.
The film follows TV producer Leah Caldwell (Rowland), who is vying to make history as the first woman to run New York City's top morning show. Her path to obtaining the top spot in morning television at her network is thwarted when her ex, Jarrett Roy (Method Man), steps into the picture to compete for the same position.
While Jarrett claims he's a changed man thanks to the help and wisdom of New York Times bestselling book "Relationship Goals," Leah is unconvinced and remains laser-focused on breaking through the glass ceiling, according to a synopsis. However, the undeniable chemistry that she and Roy share threatens to reignite old flames.
Rowland said that she thinks her character in the film can be relatable to many.
"I think about the fact that you have this very work-driven, hardworking character like Leah, who's literally listed all of her goals, knows exactly what she wants in control of the space and really needs to kind of let go of the reins in some spaces in her life," she said.
Rowland added, "And I love that about her. I feel like so many people can relate to her. And I think they'll get a really interesting lesson just from her story."
Rowland and Method Man hadn't worked together prior to the film, despite both having helped shape the '90s music scene, Rowland as part of Destiny's Child and Method Man a founding member of the iconic hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
Fellow cast members Robin Thede and Annie Gonzalez, who play Brenda Phelps and Treese Moore, respectively, gushed over the duo's onscreen chemistry.
"They're both so goofy, and they're friends in real life, and they're both married and very happy, so it's kind of like brother and sister in a little way," Thede said. "But onscreen, when I saw them, I was like, 'Oh my God! This is good!' They have a lot of chemistry."
She added that "it's fun to watch them" onscreen, "because their characters are such strong personalities, so it's just like two, unmovable forces trying to come together."
In addition to romantic love, the film also celebrates strong female friendships. Gonzalez, who portrays Leah's BFF in the film alongside Thede, said it reflected their own real life friendships with the women in their lives.
"Robin and I keep talking about how we just separately have really strong female friendships and longstanding friendships, that coming into this, I think it was just like a natural groove," she said.
"We're all such girl's girls is the truth," she added. "It was just, like, immediate sisterhood from the jump. I'm so glad it translates, and I think that that's an important element of the story and an important element of love life in general ... you need your girls."
Because it wouldn't be a rom-com without it, "Relationship Goals" pulls the ultimate rom-com move with several carpool karaoke sessions and a fun dance number featuring Rowland, Thede and Gonzalez.
Thede and Gonzalez revealed the dance number was filmed on the first day of shooting and added that it was the perfect bonding moment.
"We spent so much time working on it, and then just let loose and had a blast in an empty nightclub," Thede said.
When asked what they hope audiences take away from the film, Method Man reflected on recent current events, saying, "In light of the climate that we're living in currently, the past two years -- really, since the pandemic -- I think love is needed."
"I think people want something -- a nice escapism for them, a joy," he added. "Black love exists, and now there's a platform showing it."
