1.31.2011

magical movie monday! (vol. 4)










Friday I went to Salem Cinema to see Blue Valentine. Let's just get this out of the way right now: This film is truly a gorgeous duet telling an all too gutwrenching tale of love --- from the amazing passionate beginning and then fast forwarded to the present --- where things are exponentially more realistic and of course, more painful.

I must stop now to say: there is nothing sexually graphic in this film that would get it anywhere near deserving a NC-17 rating (which the Weinstein Company repealed and in the end the film is rated R), much to this reviewer's disappointment! I mean come on guys, I was all twitterpated and must admit to being a little bummed as the film was ending to realize that the under-the-skirt time was what all the fuss was about. Really?! Boo.

Third confession: I REALLLLY like Michelle Williams. And.. Ryan Gosling is pretty amazing as well. They both have this ability of seeming pretty ordinary while also being quite charismatic. It strikes me as odd that Mr. Gosling wasn't nominated because really, it is the dance between them that is most impressive. To all you hopeless romantics out there, you may want to skip over this one because it's pretty brutal. To the rest: GO SEE IT! It's a quality film, beautifully shot, richly genuine, and has the most adorable scene with Ms. Williams tap dancing to Mr. Gosling's ukele accompanied tune.

Money well spent.

1 comment:

Pamela said...

I can't wait to see this. Between the movie and popcorn with nutritional yeast it will be a good time. You should see it again and join us!