Blue Valentine

*ing : Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka
Director : Derek Cianfrance

Tagline : Nobody Baby But You And Me.

This film is about the contrasts of a married couple's life before and after their marriage.

There is a lot of praise for "Blue Valentine", and Michelle Williams even got an Oscar nomination for best actress. I expected it to be a captivating drama, but I was thoroughly disappointed. I was so bored by the film that I struggled to stay awake.

"Blue Valentine" may be a very raw film, with emotions (and also skin) exposed bare. The emotional contrast between between the loving times before marriage; and the cold distant times after marriage is well portrayed. However, what we do not see is why they have progressed this way. The film only shows the beginning and the ending, and the middle is all left out. I think it would have been fulfilling to see what happens in between that leads to the communication and emotional breakdown.

Rating :
**