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Sometimes, parts of a TV show are charming enough to distract you from its faults . . . or the plot s subtext.
HBO Max s Made For Love is such a case, a feather-light black comedy about a disillusioned wife attempting to escape her smothering husband. Its premise has taken a thousand and one shapes over the years by way of sitcoms, Lifetime women-in-peril flicks or dystopian trifles.
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Alissa Nutting s 2017 novel inspired this fast-paced tale, which is energized by winning performances from Cristin Milioti and, further into the season, Ray Romano. Nevertheless Made For Love never manages to ascend beyond something more than conventional buddies-on-the-run comedy within the four episodes made available to review.