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- As a night out movie, it's a stretch to say that The Lovebirds would be worth the effort of going to the theater, but on Netflix, it's an easy recommendation for a Friday night date movie. You pop it on, enjoy two actors exceling at their profession for 90 minutes, and then you find something else to stream.
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The new Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae movie on Netflix is now available. But should you stream it or skip it? Read Decider's The Lovebirds review to find out.
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The streaming platform’s latest release brings Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani together as an onscreen couple. It adds a funny, high-stakes twist and a killer soundtrack. It is impossible to ignore that the trope has become a familiar narrative blueprint for this growing subgenre of mysteries. However, what gives their story more dire stakes than Netf...
The Lovebirds doesn’t lean as hard into romance as it could. However, Netflix is already full of romcoms packed with yearning, dramatic races through crowds and proclamations of love. The film would like to be a love story that doubles as a cheeky crime story where the laughs crackle with anxiety. The more recklessly out there the situation becomes...
In place of the ongoing protests against racism, the inherent prejudices shown in the film has to be addressed. It can be seen that there are occasional nods to the reality of being a nonwhite couple in the United States. Initially, they assume that a patrolman is giving them the stink-eye because he’s recognized them as suspects in a manhunt. Late...
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May 21, 2020 · 6 min read. As the title characters of “The Lovebirds,” Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are believable as a couple that clicks so well as pals that they wrongly assume the boyfriend-girlfriend part is going to be easy, too, then end up trapped in an increasingly unpleasant partnership.
May 22, 2020 · Watching Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani riff off each other is intermittently fun, but that's all there is to recommend The Lovebirds, a dark, somewhat chaotic romantic comedy.
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In the hands of less talented, less charismatic performers, The Lovebirds may well have been unwatchable. But thanks to Rae and Nanjiani, it becomes an enjoyable, if not attention-grabbing,...
May 20, 2020 · According to the first reviews of the movie, it’s a minor treat because of the romantic and comic chemistry of its two leads, who provide plenty of entertainment that almost distracts from a...
May 22, 2020 · Netflix's 'The Lovebirds' Is a High-Stakes Rom-Com That's Actually Funny Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani make the movie worth watching.
