BLUE VALENTINE
December 20th 2010 00:47
DIRECTOR: DEREK CIANFRANCE
STARS: RYAN GOSLING, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, FAITH WLADYKA
PALACE FILMS
A LOVE story with a difference, Derek Cianfrance’s gritty Blue Valentine probably isn’t the best choice for a first date, but it’s a good film. In fact, it’s basically two films in one. It opens in the present, where Dean (Gosling) is a part-time house painter and doting dad and his wife Cindy (Williams) is an overworked resident at the local hospital. Their marriage is obviously strained, but Dean can’t seem to understand why. Rewind six years and we get to see the young couple falling madly in love, where it’s all hope, passion and ukulele serenades. As the movie switches between the two time periods, more about Dean and Cindy’s intense relationship is slowly revealed and it becomes obvious that a boilover is on the cards. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams both deliver powerful performances – just don’t expect a Hollywood ending.
STARS: RYAN GOSLING, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, FAITH WLADYKA
PALACE FILMS
A LOVE story with a difference, Derek Cianfrance’s gritty Blue Valentine probably isn’t the best choice for a first date, but it’s a good film. In fact, it’s basically two films in one. It opens in the present, where Dean (Gosling) is a part-time house painter and doting dad and his wife Cindy (Williams) is an overworked resident at the local hospital. Their marriage is obviously strained, but Dean can’t seem to understand why. Rewind six years and we get to see the young couple falling madly in love, where it’s all hope, passion and ukulele serenades. As the movie switches between the two time periods, more about Dean and Cindy’s intense relationship is slowly revealed and it becomes obvious that a boilover is on the cards. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams both deliver powerful performances – just don’t expect a Hollywood ending.
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