The Lovers (2023)
Sundance Now | Release Date: December 7, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The TimesCarol MidgleyNov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review: "Opposites attract" is as old as the hills but the writing here is sharp and witty, and the performances of Roisin Gallagher as Janet and Johnny Flynn as Seamus pretty much spot on, each having funny bones in their own way. Read full review
75
The Mercury NewsRandy MyersDec 14, 2023
Season 1 Review: It’s their interplay and the two actors’ natural charisma that draw us in. The writing is as nimble and spirited as the leads — not a shock since the screenplay is by playwright David Ireland (“Cyprus Avenue”), who ditches the schmaltz in favor of tart, edgy interplay. Read full review
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