The Lovebirds
Paramount Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
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15
Negative:
3
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38
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 22, 2020
Desperation loses out to resignation in The Lovebirds, a flailing couple-on-the-lam comedy that pairs up Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, with indifferent results. Read full review
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ObserverOliver JonesMay 22, 2020
It would be easy to put the blame here on the two stars; expect a lot of misguided chatter about Nanjiani and Rae’s lack of chemistry. But if they deserve blame, it is in their capacity as co-executive producers who approved production on the anemic and half-baked script. Read full review
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The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 21, 2020
Rae and Nanjiani do their best, but neither the dialogue nor the direction serves their talents adequately. Read full review
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