They have such an odd way to flirt. Their foreplay is a little bit off the beaten track. Why is it such an overused movie trope to have a couple visit a single-room movie theater to watch an old classic movie on a spur-of-the-moment date? Not every town in the country has a single-room movie theater cranking out the oldies at all hours of the day.

I enjoyed The Lovers! Destiny works its magic to bring two people again. Always let timing do its thing.

Fine writing, strong direction, and exceptional performances. Jacobs has real skill as a writer and behind the camera. Wingers and Letts continue to show they are among our finest screen actors. 3.8 stars

It was not bad but I'd probably never watch it again. Watch if there's nothing else on.

Warning: This movie may make you want to slit your own throat. Unless the idea of knowing two of the most boring and blandly unattractive people in the world and getting immersed in their boring life along with their boring problems seems like a good time to you. Otherwise skip this movie completely. When people are writing movies, who in the heck thought this would be entertaining????

Because there was no character development it was hard to care about the characters as they were presented as morose, whining adults. We just didn't know enough about them to wish for any particular outcome of the relationships.

The Lovers puts an interesting twist on the relationship genre. Long married couple Mary (Debra Winger) and Michael (Tracy Letts) both find themselves engaged in intense extramarital affairs. However, when the passion between the two inexplicably reignites, they find themselves cheating on their respective lovers. The film is both poignant and humorous and serves as a gentle reminder about the fragility of relationships. Despite being hampered by a music score that sounds like it's from a 1940s tearjerker, the movie is kept afloat by strong performances from both Winger and the always reliable Letts and the strong script that gives depth to the characters.

It strikes your chord with many of its scenes. The actors are very good. However, there is something out of place in the movie. It felt like I saw the bits of the movie, not the whole of it. Especially the part after their son comes feels jumbled for some reason. Other than that, it was an amazing movie which reflects human emotions at its best.

Movie filled with bad people delivering bad lines poorly. Every scene the husband is in, his lines seemed forced. I can't tell if they writing is bad, or if he's doing a bad job. But the way he talks to people isn't the way a human talks to other humans. The son is like the Platonic form of an edgy college student, who brings his girlfriend home to meet his parents despite the fact that he *clearly* hates them, like despises them. None of the characters have like any redeemable qualities. Overall, not an enjoyable experience. I honestly don't see how critics would find this so enjoyable. Like yeah it confounds expectations or something because the spouses are effectively cheating on their side-pieces with each other. But like, I can't bring myself to care what happens to any of them.

They're unhappily married and both cheating on each other and somehow they turn back around to be romantic again - but it doesn't lead to anything worthwhile.

Increasingly disconcerting the disconnect between critics and moviegoers. Appreciated a lot by the firsts and much less by the seconds this embarrassing little story between two elderly spouses contemptible for the world of lies that have built without respect either for others or for themselves. "All you need is sex": have you identified with them? Shame on you. (Mauro Lanari)

I just finished watching the film,, The Lovers.... and it's made me feel many things. There are some great performances, especially from the always wonderful Debra Winger, who, unfortunately rarely appears in films anymore. I just wish the f**king soundtrack score was not so intrusive. I really hated the way this film was scored!!

a scoreboard mentality.. The Lovers The Lovers is a character driven romantic drama whose quirky perspective and the lens through which it views monogamy, is thoroughly entertaining. Ticking for around 90 minutes, it easily charms its way out, but unfortunately none is wiser when the curtain drops. The structure of the premise is textbook which makes its first act basically an introduction where the makers are spending most of the time on setting the plots and characters. But they do it with such panache that the grace respects the material in here. Having said that, it doesn't suggest that it is appropriately bred, in fact if anything it makes the rest on it unstable act riding with an uneven pace. The chemistry between the lead character is the glue that holds it all, through thick and thin and believe it or not, the features fluctuates a lot. It's the equation of son arriving on screen, elevates the self-mocked script into an unexpected territory that is straight out fired bullet. It falls flatly on technical aspects like cinematography and editing along with background score although the last song sung by Letts is impressive. The camera work is appreciative and is shot with neat and clean props and location that makes it light and breezy; at least for the most part of it. Winger is complicated, Letts is confident and Gillen is impressive as always but Walters is the additional surprising little package that explodes loud and clear. The writer-director Jacobs is much smarter than it seems as its props are well set and tiny notions that resembles eerily with practicality. Zipped up frustration, humoristic script and amazing performance are the high points of the feature. The Lovers has a scoreboard mentality that is tossed on the name of monogamy but with a heartwarming touch that is felt by the viewers.

Loved the genre, screenplay could have been more exploratory. Why a millennial son would be so upset over a parental affair is beyond me.

It was sorta growing on me until the end.

Turning the marital infidelity drama upside down, with shades of Woody Allen, this is an inventive and surprisingly seductive story dreamt up by writer-director Azazel Jacobs. The ideology behind it may not be agreeable to everyone but I believe the sentiments are universal. Debra Winger and Tracy Letts, who are incredible and so expressive in their roles, play a disengaged couple who has been together long enough to have a grown up son, but they have separate jobs and affairs and are almost living separate lives under the same roof and then... I won't spoil it by saying any more as this is a film to be discovered but this is a love story where the suspenseful will-they-wont-they lasts until the final scene. I do wish the son's role is less one dimensionally written but he is mostly there as a dramatic catalyst that takes us to the unexpected and nicely handled ending. Mandy Hoffman's lush, melodic score which feels like it has swept in from a 50s romantic epic, may be a little jarring at first but it does settle in and it perfectly complements a film that feels grandiose while doing a reality check on what love and relationships mean in our modern-day society.

Dire from start to finish, slow, boring, script was missing in action , unlikable characters with very bad dress sense. The slow cello in the background was out of place, a Fawlty Towersish remake would improve the comedy angle 100%. Save your money!!

An unconventional look at how and why couples cheat, and how they each deal with the realization that they have been cheated on. Debra Winger and Tracy Letts are a couple and they each are unhappy enough in their marriage to be seeing other people. Both performances are top-notch and the film is refreshing in its approach.

"The Lovers" utilizes its slow pacing perfectly thanks to Writer/Director Azazel Jacobs' ability to create and develop characters, and the casts ability to give those characters life, and relatability. Every subtle look and pause has meaning, and everything each character says adds depth and feeling to their relationships. It's not the most flashy movie of the year, but it has a realness that will make it stand out from the rest of the pack.

I've loved Debra since AOAAG!