Blue Valentine tells the story of a a couple who try to salvage their marriage and reconnect with each other. It is quite different from a lot of romance movies in the way its told but also the tone of the film. It can get quite depressing at times and is not for the light-hearted. It rarely makes you smile throughout watching and is mostly quite sad. I am a bit torn on how much I actually enjoyed this one. It is a good film but I can't say I absolutely loved it. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are both incredible and the chemistry together is faultless. My only concern with them is their characters themselves, I just did not connect with them as individuals as much I wanted to but together they created some raw moments and that felt authentic and gave us an insight into what some relationships are like in the real world. The way the story unfolds is non linear and shown through flashbacks and while it is an interesting and creative idea for some, it just did not work too well for me. I felt too disconnected to the characters with the timeline jumping around. You can tell how much effort Derek Cianfrance put into directing this movie and I still appreciate what he tried to do. He tried to do something different. I still liked the film, but the non linear story did not do a whole lot for me personally otherwise I would have given it slightly higher rating.

7/10