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By Craig Mathieson (459) for The Sunday Age (488) on 19 Sep 2017

Jacobs avoids explanation and rote debate, paying close heed to uncomfortable silence and physical expressiveness and offering a timely reminder…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 14 Sep 2017

Dreadfully dull romantic comedy in which a long-married couple (Debra Winger; Tracy Letts) feel renewed passion despite each being unfaithful…

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By Tt Stern-Enzi (212) for Cincinnati CityBeat (160) on 11 Sep 2017

The Lovers dives headlong into tricky waters, showing us that passion can make strong and fearless swimmers of us all…

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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 07 Sep 2017

I kept thinking that Letts' role might have been taken by John Lithgow, whom he somewhat resembles, but the differences in the way they two…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denerstein Unleashed (254) on 29 Aug 2017

The actors, especially Winger, keep The Lovers watchable, but ultimately can't give it memorable life…

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By Trent Wilkie (4) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) (665) on 16 Aug 2017

The Lovers shows more wisdom while still embracing the explorative humanity of relationships…

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By Sean K. Cureton (19) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 25 Jun 2017

Jacobs has upended the classic rom-com template and delivered a film about the emotional distance between two people who still feel some fondness…

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By Jay Stone (286) for Ex-Press.com (333) on 19 Jun 2017

A random collection of observations about marriage, betrayal and whatever it is that allows couples to maintain a collegial interest in one…

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By Eleanor Ringel Cater (614) for Saporta Report (Atlanta) (228) on 14 Jun 2017

The Lovers is the sort of respectable flop that has you asking yourself over and over, why isn't this working…

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By Margot Harrison (328) for Seven Days (657) on 01 Jun 2017

It takes a juicy premise and two fine actors -- including the too-scarce, always-welcome Debra Winger -- and fails to do much with them…

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By Alison Gillmor (124) for Winnipeg Free Press (342) on 01 Jun 2017

Jacobs may be pessimistic about marriage á la mode, but he retains some qualified optimism for his characters, with a bruised tenderness for…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 31 May 2017

A self-sabotaging, strangely superficial portrait of a philandering couple, weighing the pros and cons of trading spouses…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 27 May 2017

Writer-director Azazel Jacobs does a rather remarkable job of making these colorless and not particularly likable people interesting, but the…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 26 May 2017

Azazel Jacobs' observant comedy-drama The Lovers digs into the messiness of a long-time marriage that is teetering on the edge of oblivion…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 25 May 2017

Make no mistake, Debra Winger is the best thing about writer/director Azazel Jacobs' small, back-and-forth story of infidelity in a longtime marriage…

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By Michael Heaton (182) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 25 May 2017

If only writer/director Jacobs had let his leading man, prizewinning playwright Letts (see Killer Joe), take a pass at this flavorless ham…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 25 May 2017

It's not the best date movie in the world, but this sharply observed and well-acted drama about a philandering suburban couple provides an…

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By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 24 May 2017

The pleasure of watching two mature actors negotiate every inch of irony and rue and repressed wryness in this tale is sufficient to make it…

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By Brad Keefe (343) for Columbus Alive (355) on 24 May 2017

The Lovers definitely benefits greatly from its performances…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 24 May 2017

Letts and Winger make the most of their rare leading roles, and the director trusts them to convey the story's complex emotions, often wordlessly…

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