Review of Take This Waltz (2011) by Hyderali S — 09 Aug 2013

It's been ages I saw a movie revolves around love, relationship & extra-marital affair. The movies which I saw were more of skin exposure rather than dealing with the issue. This movie tackle that issue with ease & with perfection.

We get introduced to Margot (Michelle Williams) who plays a freelance writer. While on business trip, she meets Daniel (Luke Kirby) who without any reason happens to be there & they both share some good chemistry on plane & in taxi while coming to home. While reaching at her house she reveals to Daniel that she is married. As luck says, they both stay near by only. We now get introduced to Lou (Seth Rogen) the husband of Margot, who cook chicken & write chicken books from last five years and is a good husband. Margot feel that there is something missing in her marriage life, so she starts seeing this boy next door who is a rickshaw driver & part time painter. So, they start bumping up with each other every now and then.

There are some moments in the film which makes you smile like the scene in swimming pool where Margot is practicing with other women's, the verbal foreplay by Daniel, the dance in pool by Margot & Daniel are superbly directed & executed. The film has its flaws when it reaches to climax but the performance of the actor over shadow it.

Performance wise, Seth Rogen played his character very well. After playing several comedy films & acting in such serious films is really hard but he made it very easily. Luke Kirby, a really handsome boy in his thirty's is lovable. Any woman can fall for him & he played this character perfectly. It was Michelle Williams from whom you cannot take your eyes off. Her smile, laugh, cry etc were so well crafted that I hardly think any other actresses could have played it so impeccably. She was fabulous from start till end. Her character was something she can't decide whether she was happy with her husband OR she wants to get laid with this boy next door.

I'll go with three stars out of five. Watch it only for Michelle Williams acting.