Review of Marriage Story (2019) by Brent_Marchant — 07 Dec 2019

While some have somewhat correctly said that this film covers ground that's been addressed before and that it occasionally tends to play like both a therapy session and a legal consult, writer-director Noah Baumbach's latest nevertheless offers viewers an engaging mix of heartache and humor, showing the pain and utter absurdity that goes into the dissolution of a marriage.

The truly superb ensemble cast, with excellent performances by Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, Alan Alda and, especially, Laura Dern, coupled with a razor-sharp script, makes for a dynamite combination that reaches out, grabs and holds audience attention from beginning to end.

Arguably Baumbach's best film, this offering is more than deserving of all the praise that it has rightfully had heaped upon it. You'll laugh, you might cry and you'll definitely feel the heart strings tugged with this one, but the picture assuredly earns the reactions it evokes.

Go see it in the theater or catch it on Netflix.