Too much of everything

Excellent adaptation.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. What a interesting movie. I'm not much of a crier but damn this movie hit me. It was so hard to look past the sadness to get to the brilliant acting, and the gorgeous cinematography. Simply outstanding movie. Hard to watch but, great.

Blue Valentine The chemistry among the characters makes the viewers writhe on the seat as there never landed something so perfectly on terms of casting, performance, execution, writing and emotions, emotions that pours out of screen like rain. It is a simple yet practical love story that depicts the other side of the coin; something which one is unfamiliar too and has yet remained hollow on screen, screaming and summoning this very feature. The script doesn't walk on usual format and isn't restrained to a definite structure and instead flows on its self-created path that leaves the audience in the awe of it. Derek Cianfrance; the screenwriter and director, is in his A game where he might be "all in", but there never was projected such a tale that is not only thought-provoking but also ground breaking in its genre as it redefines it by its own rules and terms. The performance objective is scored majestically by the lead cast (Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams) as the major part of the feature relies upon their performance. It is rich on technical aspects like background score, sound department and editing that is perfect. Blue Valentine is a blue tale about blue characters which may sound familiar but this is a rare art piece that one has never encountered before; not at this scale, not at this range.

Blue Valentine is a love story that is not too pleasant to sit through. It is an uncompromising portrayal of marriage showcased in a form that shines light on the more brutal and inconvenient truth of how love is more complex than many people realize. In the world of Hollywood, many viewers have been accustomed with romantic tales that tap into the comfortable fantasies of love always been an adventure to the point where happy endings are almost always expected. Thus, many tend to be blind of the agonizing truth about how marriage is complicated in a way that is beyond our understanding. Directed by Derek Cianfrance, the film unravels a gritty testament of the tragedy that lies within a relationship between a husband and wife, and is driven by uncompromising performances by Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams who simply grab at your heart and never let go. Although the story is not a total downer, it nonetheless holds no bars on evoking a frown upon your face. This film follows Dean (played by Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (played by Michelle Williams), a married couple raising their five- year old daughter Frankie (played by Faith Wladyka). Dean is a high school dropout working as package handler for a moving company, while Cindy is nurse with more healthy habits unlike her husband who enjoys smoking and drinking early in the morning before heading off to work. At first, the couple appears to be enduring an normal, everyday marriage before the story dives into the downward spiral the two are facing as they go for a night-out in attempt to save their marriage. In the process, the story is intertwined with moments of when the two first met as young adults in their early twenties. Anyone who grows in expecting a light-hearted love story with an infectious romantic tone is in rude awakening. This movie provides a powerful and unsettling portrayal on the scorching complexity of marriage, and the events that transpire draw distressing parallels to the harsh reality of how marriage unravels in today's society, especially with the steadily rising rate of marriages ending in divorce. Amidst Derek Cianfrance's provocative storytelling, the driving forces behind this emotionally raw tale should be credited to the performances by Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams who share an immersive chemistry in the flashback moments showing the tender side of their relationship while boasting unsettling heat in the present day scenes showcasing the dour conditions of their marriage. Each minute they are on screen yelling and arguing converted with dialogue so authentic you can almost feel like you witnessing their rivalry in person. Intertwining the story are moments following the more tender side of the couple's relationship that adds a small amount of levity to the atmosphere. These moments shine with such an enamoring feel to the point where our hearts melt for what is anticipated to come. And Derek Cianfrance is not proves he does not believe in emotional manipulation which, in return, bears a more gripping sense of tragedy that is not impossible to leave more than a few wet eyes at the end. For those mature enough to take this journey, you may find those Nicholas Sparks stories as tear-jerking as you remember. Of course, that is not to be condescending. Blue Valentine is a powerful, albeit heartbreaking tale blistering with a raw truth how complicated love is, and as admirable as Gosling and Williams are in their roles; this is not meant to be entertaining but offer an important message that should not be taken lightly nor as a cry of discouragement. As a gripping humanistic drama, this movie makes for a worthy, if somewhat hesitant recommendation.

In general it is very long. It is very typical that the directors do not realize that the films are long, the problem is that they get bored. I take for granted that these types of films do not seek what romantic comedies are looking for, so we do not need to tell us so much about how they fall in love, we see them in love and with a little of the above would have been worth. The ugly part of the couple is better, but does not get to leave the average of the film so high to take away already boredom.I also believe that the assembly not being linear, does not help anything, because when you start to put again it inserts part nice and you fall again.They as actors, the truth is that I do not seem to be their best movie. In fact, I think this movie will come to something because they are now famous but at the time it surely went unnoticed. They do not have a great feeling when they are good, nor do you see a bad partner.Typical American independent film photography. There is no picture. Like a video camera.The direction is boring, leave a long movie. The camera in hand pulls me out and when I roll with more TV targets. I imagine that it leaves the actors freedom to act on the scene and it shows that there is nothing prepared because sometimes it is not seen.Anyway, I will not remember her soon.Spoiler: The escape to the hotel, is too badly taken. It tries to show how it is falling everything and I only get bored more.