Review of Blue Valentine (2010) by Manon M — 20 Feb 2012
Good, but not great, movie. Reasonably moving portrayal of a marriage on the rocks.
However, overly drawn out, and the marriage break-down hardly seems surprising, considering their characters and how they got together in the first place. You don't sympathise with the couple (I was actually glad for Michelle Williams' character in the end, that she was looking to escape it). It would have been a lot more impactful if they genuinely loved each other all along, and one of them (Ryan Gosling's character) was not so loathsome.
Good performance from Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling. Williams deserved her Oscar nomination.
This review of Blue Valentine (2010) was written by Manon M on 20 Feb 2012.
Blue Valentine has generally received positive reviews.
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