« These moments also prime you to expect a more realistic, low-key comedy-drama about a couple coming apart, which is not what "The Lovebirds" ever intended to be. »
« Nanjiani and Rae are funny and likable people who try very hard to bring some life to this enterprise, but the action is too preposterous for the laughs to make much headway. »
« Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae are a quarreling couple out to solve a murder, but the first movie directed by Michael Showalter since "The Big Sick" is a crime comedy that aims lower than it thinks. »
« We're at a point right now where a laugh is more needed than ever, and for many, I suspect LOVEBIRDS will scratch an itch by offering a few small chuckles (...). »