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These are the hardest reviews to write.

Harder than pans, which are often energized by a crackling fire of hatred.
Harder than paeans, exercises that remind you of the wonder of film as a medium.
This is a film designed to be watched while performing a menial task folding the laundry or washing dishes.
Is he protective of his creative work or merely a failure content with never succeeding?
I think weve been done for a while.
It gets worse from there.
Amid the hijinks and anxiety are emotionally vulnerable moments that demonstrate the love they still have for each other.
The Lovebirdshas many issues that prohibit it from being a worthwhile diversion.
Rae and Nanjiani dont quite fit as the charming, clumsy couple the story requires they be.
Showalters filmmaking style and Brian Burgoynes cinematography renders New Orleans inert and far too clean.
Has the city so vibrant and alive ever felt so drab and forgettable?
Dont the audiences of today deserve better than staunchly average streaming movies?
Unfortunately,The Lovebirdsisnt that film.