Blue Valentine

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Dave S In Blue Valentine, Cindy (Michelle Williams) and Dean (Ryan Gosling), married young due to an unplanned pregnancy, struggle to hold together a disintegrating marriage. Cindy, raised in a home torn by volatile parents, seeks comfort in the arms of anyone who will hold her. Dean, a high school dropout content with work as a low-paid unskilled worker, fuels himself with alcohol. The film does an excellent job in honing in on the considerable shortcomings of the two main characters, alternating equally between the present-day horrors of their marriage and the somewhat less troubled early days of their relationship. Thanks to some extremely effective handheld camerawork and fantastic performances from both Williams and Gosling, Blue Valentine is a gut-wrenching slice of life, never easy to watch but impossible to look away from. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Audience Member I could rewatch this movie forever. It’s the most honest depiction I’ve seen in film of how relationships can’t always be reconciled, even if there was a time when they felt perfect. Michelle Williams gives a beautiful portrayal of a woman who’s hoped for a lot and been disappointed. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Audience Member A movie that focuses on the downward spiral of a couple largely caused by disillusionment and incompatibility. An eye-opening, memorable, albeit slightly depressing, watch. Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling played their characters very well and believably. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Michael V A Love Story. Blue Valentine is a 2010 American romantic drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance 💙 Not bad, but not my favourite either 😐 Meh, it passed the time. Just. 😐 👍🏼👎🏼 Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighbourhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Jeremy K This is a simply brilliant film that explores the nuances and pain of a disintegrating - yet loving - relationship with unbearable and unswerving honesty. Gosling and Williams are both superb, as is Faith Wladyka as their little girl. I haven't seen anything with this much pathos since Paris, Texas - and that was 40 years ago. An amazing achievement - it made believe again in the emotional power of cinema. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Emilliano Jr S An instant classic. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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