Saturday, April 7, 2018

The Lovers (2017)

Director: Azazel Jacobs. Cast: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, Melora Walters. 97 min. Rated R. Drama/Romance.

Long-married couple at the brink of dissolving their marriage from extramarital affairs each plan to announce this during their son's weekend visit, but suddenly ... something happens. Marriage is considered "the great mystery", so the plot is as unpredictable as they come. Unfortunately, the mysteriousness and unpredictability of the very personal story (probably autobiographical to the writer) works against the chances of it having a more universal message that can be applied to the viewer. And while thrilling action is not expected, a slightly faster pace would've helped. Alas, nice to see Debra Winger back in movies.

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