The Lovers

This film tells the story of a married couple, who stopped loving each other. They respectively have affairs, and both plan to leave their spouse. They go through much soul searching when their son comes back home for a few days.

"The Lovers" is a story that people can relate to. What is particularly interesting is that they both have affairs, and both are pressurised by their lovers to leave their family. Their struggles are well portrayed, and it is not easy to make their decisions because deep down there is still a spark lurking somewhere. I liked watching "The Lovers", and the ending is particularly satisfying.

The premise of this film surely does it no favors. It sounds very much like a standard type of narrative when it's actually not. The way the film progresses in unexpected ways and it never feels forced or contrived. The performances are a testament to how natural it feels, but the screenplay is quite strong as well. Tracy Letts and Debra Winger are both very resonant and vulnerable when they need to be and they hit the various notes of the film in a pitch perfect way throughout. Someone else might have made this a complete melodrama and overblown but the film is anything but. This is highly recommended.

Debra Winger and her trademark scratchy voice star in The Lovers, with Tracy Letts. They are husband and wife, who are both having affairs. of course, they are both telling their own lovers that they are on the verge of divorce, but neither one seems to really want it to happen. everything moves SO slowly. the scenes between everyone are all too long and drawn out... in my life, when people are angry and arguing, they yell back and forth, and say things they don't mean. Here, the pauses are always SO long. and everyone keeps saying "i'm sorry". The story itself is fine... but this probably would have played better as a short film. its okay. written and directed by Azazel Jacobs; has won at several film festivals. on netflix.

I had high hopes for this. It wasn't run-of-the-mill until two things happened that made it jump the shark for me. The first was the behavior of the son, because we weren't sufficiently alerted by the script, and the rekindling of the couple, for me, should have been the finale, and it wasn't, which trivialized all that went before it. So, it left me very anxious, and that is exactly what I want less of. Still, interesting performances by Debra Winger and Terry Letts. Both were credible types for me, Terry more so. I think they evoke a feeling of "I know someone like that." This is why I watched to the end, but as I say, not satisfied.

I thought this would escalate much better than it did. It had potential if given in a totally different way. Slow paced and disappointing. Too bad.