Review of Blue Valentine (2010) by Richard G — 15 Feb 2015

Beautiful, heart-wrenching, happy love and unrequited love and incomplete, angsty love combine in this tear jerker.

This review of Blue Valentine (2010) was written by Richard G on 15 Feb 2015.

Blue Valentine has generally received positive reviews.

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