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Blue Valentine
2010
Romance, Drama
1h 52m
The film centers on a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
Directed by:
Derek CianfranceBlue Valentine
2010
Romance, Drama
1h 52m
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Rated 20 Jun 2014
82
87th
This Is What I Actually Believe when it comes to relationships in general, so this was a thoroughly uncomfortable and downer viewing experience. I'm looking for something quasi-witty to add, but no. Not here. Thinking about this movie causes a sense of defeatism so strong that I probably won't even finish typing this mini-revi
Rated 20 Jun 2014
Rated 15 May 2011
50
29th
This sounded great. On paper. Contrasting the best and worst times of the couple and never giving a specific reason for their relationship going off the rails ingeniously illustrates that it's just as possible to fall out of love as in. Unfortunately, neither the courting scenes nor the quarrelling ones are particularly interesting and the film has that damn "look at us, we're quirky and Oscar-worthy" vibe. Overrated.
Rated 15 May 2011
Rated 20 Nov 2014
80
84th
Viewing this makes you instantly depressed about life and is typical of the short, tumultuous, and often times bad decisions people make in forming relationships. This isn't a cautionary tale as much as it is one of pitiful, needy, and somewhat broken individuals making each other miserable. This doesn't go the sappy bittersweet route but instead feels like a gut punch by depicting a long uncertain marriage way past its expiration date. Gosling and Williams are tremendous.
Rated 20 Nov 2014
Rated 17 Jan 2012
86
92nd
Yes it's a film about the disintegration of a marriage, but it's not so in the conventional sense. Usually you'll see a forumula where there's a clear party that's in the wrong (i.e. Revolutionary Road), and infidelity as a result. Blue Valentine doesn't have that, and it's all about one partner simply outgrowing the other, and growing further apart because of that. Phenomenal performances from Gosling and Williams add to a hugely bleak atmosphere and, strangely, it's a refreshing viewing.
Rated 17 Jan 2012
Rated 28 Mar 2011
74
67th
Overachieving performances elevate this horror film about marriage. Still, it falls short of Tarr's "The Prefab People", which deals with the same themes.
Rated 28 Mar 2011
Rated 27 Feb 2011
8
78th
Really intimate, intimately real, the kind of cinema vérité which balances noteworthy performances and an archetypal screenplay with careful aplomb. Recommended.
Rated 27 Feb 2011
Rated 16 Feb 2011
80
88th
A fine look at how a relationship can take off with a rockets speed, then explode and the pieces left comes falling down from the sky. Most, if not everyone, will definately go through a period like this during their life whether its the falling head over heels or expirencing the downfall. With themes like this its easy to do a swing and a miss, but Gosling and Williams are very credible and you believe in them and feel with them in a very well constructed narrative!
Rated 16 Feb 2011
Rated 09 Feb 2011
85
89th
What's so great about Blue Valentine is its uncompromising cautionary exploration into the dissolution of a marriage. The viewer doesn't feel emotionally manipulated. Everything feels just right and no scene is overdone. Of course, part of the credit goes to the two leads' exceptional and very naturalistic performances. It seemed like they lived and breathed their roles.
Rated 09 Feb 2011
Rated 29 Jan 2011
5
57th
Excels at making marriage look about as appealing as having the skin shaved off your scrotum with a cheese grater, and the naturalism of Gosling and Williams' performances is beyond reproach. I could have done without almost the entire movie being filmed in extreme close-up, though. It was worth seeing but I'm incredibly unlikely to ever watch it again in my life.
Rated 29 Jan 2011
Rated 18 Jan 2011
30
13th
Relationships fail, but never with this much acting.
Rated 18 Jan 2011
Rated 16 Jan 2011
63
61st
Its grainy intimacy can seem forced, but its non-chronological structure begets a moment where Penny and the Quarters' "You and Me," appearing for the second time in the film but the first time for the characters, becomes an elegiac anthem for the faultless dissolution of once-young love: probably the most devastating moment in 2010 film. Their courtship is as charming as its fallout -- Gosling's kneejerk passive-aggressive lashing out vs Williams' smoldering, resigned internalizing -- is scary.
Rated 16 Jan 2011
Rated 08 Jan 2011
1
0th
Despite Blue Valentine's blatant sensememories of nakedness and affection, irritation and itch, what Gosling and Williams reveal about their own concepts of heterosexual experience is ultimately inane.
Rated 08 Jan 2011
Rated 25 Apr 2015
48
13th
It is full of doom and gloom. It depicts an extremely bleak view of relationships and marriages which I do not agree at all. I know that not all life is fun and games, but this movie literally took the air out of me. Not recommended to newly weds, maybe the last movie to watch during your honeymoon.
Rated 25 Apr 2015
Rated 16 Feb 2015
88
92nd
Best first date movie ever.
Rated 16 Feb 2015
Rated 04 Jun 2014
1
3rd
somebody put ryan gosling and christian bale in a room together and make them fight to the death. and then kill the survivor. and then kill derek cianfrance and sarah polley and whoever else needs to die so that michelle williams can be rescued before it's too late.
Rated 04 Jun 2014
Rated 04 May 2014
78
80th
Both Williams and Gosling are brilliant in their roles: they start out as that wonderful and beautiful couple, but due to the parallel structure of storytelling you know right away that things just won't work out and it's heart-wrenching, sad but realistic at the same time. This is a movie that once more wanted me for time to stop at just the right point in life. And I promised myself never to get rapist glasses.
Rated 04 May 2014
Rated 09 Feb 2014
75
77th
The non-chronological editing works perfectly and heightens the emotional impact of every scene. More importantly, it tells a truer story than we often get in cinema--there's not a simple cause and effect for their crumbling marriage. Rather, their relationship evolves and devolves as almost a matter of course. Its power is only increased by what may be career bests by both Gosling and Williams.
Rated 09 Feb 2014
Rated 24 Sep 2013
85
85th
One of the best love stories I've seen for a long time. The dialogue reminds me a lot of the "Before sunset/sunrise/midnight/whatever time"-trilogy
Rated 24 Sep 2013
Rated 15 Apr 2013
85
73rd
Soul-crushing. Cianfrance paints a warm, delicate picture of young love, and then he makes us watch it die. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are excellent in both stages - in innocence, and in ugly desperation.
Rated 15 Apr 2013
Rated 03 Mar 2012
79
82nd
It has all the things that make up an engaging piece of cinema. The screenplay is tight, the two lead performances excellent and the camera work is rich and atmospheric. It does something that I love to see in any film also, which is to create complex and meaningful relationships between the characters. There is something unfathomably unsatisfying about the experience of this film though, that I can't quite put my finger on? Even so, this intimate and heartfelt movie comes highly recommended.
Rated 03 Mar 2012
Rated 22 Oct 2011
82
84th
A film I won't easily forget. Partially a true love story of which I truly enjoyed the sweetness and sincerity, partially a dark story about the side of love we never see, or never think we'll see. This film will open some eyes and shows us what love can be, but also what love can become..
Rated 22 Oct 2011
Rated 02 Oct 2011
30
5th
A really tedious drama to be blunt. It is an attempt to be an honest portrayal of a relationship, but it feels hollow, and any attempt at being unconventional - the explicit sex, the unchronological order, the visual palette etc. - comes off as artifice and dull to sit through. The direction of the film irks me even more; after every shot more or less being a close-up jammed into the actors faces, I prayed the director would use a wide establishing shot for once in the narrative.
Rated 02 Oct 2011
Rated 25 Sep 2011
75
51st
A redneck version of (500) Days of Summer or should I say a 'less bullshit, more actual emotion' version of it. Top class performances from Gosling and Williams, plot was interesting and it was humorous and depressing in all the right places, maybe a bit too depressing. Still a wholly enjoyable film.
Rated 25 Sep 2011
Rated 11 Jun 2011
75
73rd
The movie seems very real, a couple falls in love and then out of love. The story is simple but is backed by a very strong script, good direction and good acting. The soundtrack that is part of the movie is awesome.. A must watch intense drama.
Rated 11 Jun 2011
Rated 06 Jun 2011
85
74th
The feel-bad movie of 2010 to me, but it doesn't change how good and well-done it was. Gosling and Williams are great together and in general, but what stood out the most was the dialogue - it was all-too-real and an interesting look at the state of the American family.
Rated 06 Jun 2011
Rated 18 Apr 2011
100
90th
Blue Valentine is a powerfully tender, down-to-earth film about a breaking point which is no one person's fault and to no one's gain. Gosling and Williams, without whom this film would undoubtedly be no better than great, elevate it to pure excellence and are by light years the best on-screen duo of 2010. A well structured, uncompromisingly real and heartbreakingly genuine slam dunk. I was literally unable to get out of my seat until halfway through the credits. Watch it. It's outstanding.
Rated 18 Apr 2011
Rated 24 Mar 2011
82
82nd
Worst first date movie ever?
Rated 24 Mar 2011
Rated 22 Feb 2011
84
88th
A very honest and blunt story with a beautiful structure. A naturalist and emotional rollercoaster with some amazing acting from both Gosling as Williams. They really capture the frustrations and emotional consequences of a failing marriage.
Rated 22 Feb 2011
Rated 08 Feb 2011
85
86th
A simple story with superb execution. Gosling and Williams are brilliant.
Rated 08 Feb 2011
Rated 24 Jan 2011
70
75th
First off, I'm totally gay for Gosling and the just sets the cement.. This is a good movie in general, not outstanding but just good and sad.. Gosling was outstanding, Williams was just mindfuckingly beautiful.. Intimate movie..
Rated 24 Jan 2011
Rated 24 Jan 2011
5
44th
There's things to like and things to hate. The actors are good despite working with a script that wasn't that tight (quit repeating yourself Gosling). I just felt like the movie needed to be about 30 minutes longer to really explore what the director was trying to do/say. The ending really sucked, despite trying really hard to leave you hanging and being artsy. Watch Scenes From a Marriage instead.
Rated 24 Jan 2011
Rated 24 Jan 2011
70
56th
Good cinematography and acting, but the story isn't anything new. Marriages fall apart, the back-and-forth perspective is nice, but ultimately nothing special.
Rated 24 Jan 2011
Rated 16 Dec 2023
89
66th
An incredibly raw movie; both Gosling and Williams were great. The whole movie kind of just makes you sad, knowing what they become even when they are happy. It’s maybe not even them; it’s the fact that it’s reality for a lot of people, and you just hope you don’t fall into the same category.
Rated 16 Dec 2023
Rated 31 Mar 2020
84
45th
The movie does a good job of showing why Gosling would settle for this relationship, but their marriage was doomed from the start. I could never raise someone else's kid, but ironically that had nothing to do with their downfall. I can't help but feel that the majority of the blame goes to Williams' character. In real life her marriage only lasted a year (hmmm). I do admire the pacing of the two timelines, allowing their highs and lows to juxtapose
Rated 31 Mar 2020
Rated 01 Oct 2017
82
68th
One of the most realistic,honest and true movie about being in a relationship.Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams just great.
Rated 01 Oct 2017
Rated 16 Jan 2017
80
90th
yup, that pretty much sums it up.
Rated 16 Jan 2017
Rated 14 May 2015
79
81st
the story tells us good mens fate in relationship. And probably my future
Rated 14 May 2015
Rated 24 Apr 2015
73
36th
I guess I'm past that certain age and too happy with my relationship for this story to have a strong effect on me.
Rated 24 Apr 2015
Rated 24 Sep 2014
9
91st
Blue Valentine is a film that with each and every viewing I grow to love more and more. Derek Cianfrance crafts a heartbreaking but stunning experience. Ryan Gosling gives without a doubt his finest performance and Michelle Williams is superb also. They are simply mesmerising together on screen. And underlying all the heartache and pain are two incredibly real, honest, good people that you care about. And whom ultimately you're heart breaks for. Simply stunning, engaging and raw filmmaking.
Rated 24 Sep 2014
Rated 23 Jul 2014
29
35th
The Cassavetes comparisons are pretty laughable.
Rated 23 Jul 2014
Rated 28 May 2014
85
89th
Watching this was like stepping outside into an oppressively hot, humid day, only with heat replaced by mounting dread and sadness as you watch two good people just slowly fall apart. It's almost frightening how real it feels at times - Michelle Williams carries an internalized defeat through the entire film and you can just see everything breaking down while Ryan Gosling's character is blissfully unaware. The whole film is like watching a plane plummet from 30,000 feet.
Rated 28 May 2014
Rated 22 Jan 2013
75
75th
its well-done and all, but unfortunately it didnt do much for me.
Rated 22 Jan 2013
Rated 24 Jan 2012
45
85th
Great movie if you've been single for a while. Now I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything!
Rated 24 Jan 2012
Rated 21 Nov 2011
90
96th
Gosling and Williams make this film what it is - a fantastic love drama. However we shouldn't forget Derek Cianfrance for creating an excellent background for the actors. Loved it.
Rated 21 Nov 2011
Rated 15 Jul 2011
85
77th
15 Temmuz 2011 & Blue valentine, kurgusal olarak kusursuz bir film. Oyunculuklar, denge cok iyi. Ama allah askina, kadinin derdi neydi? Belki de her sey mukemmeldi, hayatinda duzeltebilecegi bisey yoktu.Belki de hala digerine asikti. Belki de kacirdigi firsatlari dusunuyordu. Biraz dusundum de, kadini rahatsiz eden adam ile arasindaki egitim ve hayat bakis acisi farkiydi. Adamin ona yetmedigni dusundu. Bitch.
Rated 15 Jul 2011
Rated 09 Jul 2011
80
76th
Will rape your heart. Gosling is becoming one of my favorite actors. Would scare anyone away from marriage and/or raising a child.
Rated 09 Jul 2011
Rated 10 Jun 2011
78
75th
This film really touched me. Great raw performances from Williams and Gosling. But enough of the shallow depth of field already!
Rated 10 Jun 2011
Rated 29 May 2011
0
0th
Obviously there was no hope of me actually rating this movie or even watching it outside of the intensely personal context it has for me. I tried though and I've determined that if a bitch is gonna dump me over a movie it's gotta be better than this. What an awful character Michelle Williams plays. Traps a guy into a loveless marriage because she's a cumslut then blames him for ruining it when she is really almost 100% at fault for everything bad that has ever happened to the poor guy. Yuck.
Rated 29 May 2011
Rated 21 May 2011
10
92nd
I had this ranked less than perfect, but after a rewatch, this movie is masterful! The acting is absolutely incredible. The scene when Goslings character walks into his wife's workplace intoxicated attempting to confront her is one of the most intense, weirdly heart breaking scenes I have ever watched. I feel sad for Gosling's character all while knowing he is extremely flawed and probably not totally deserving. Perfect score for this one, it gets better after repeat viewing!
Rated 21 May 2011
Rated 23 Apr 2011
87
87th
Intense and wonderfully acted drama that shows the dissolution of a relationship by allowing the humanity to take center stage. It lacks a little in universality by the characters it creates but it's an effective portrayal of those characters.
Rated 23 Apr 2011
Rated 03 Apr 2011
79
59th
Scorching performances by Gosling and especially Williams highlight raw, gritty portrayal of the birth, and spectacular death, of a relationship and marriage. Hard to take much away from this bitter, angry film outside of the seeming cynicism towards marriage and commitment, which means overall the film lacks a resonance that might have made it great. As it is, it is an excellent actors showcase.
Rated 03 Apr 2011
Rated 16 Mar 2011
30
32nd
Here's another example of a director letting lose his narcissists/actors on stock shitty situations/big romance. Now, that shit is fine for acting class, but not for cinema. On the plus side, it's nowhere near as bas as Revolutionary Road.
It's just more of the "drama in name only" stuff that has two leads crying and shouting ad nauseum, cause apparently it ain't drama if the leads ain't crying or shouting, preferably both.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
Rated 27 Feb 2011
75
56th
*Mild spoilers below* Fantastic performances from Williams & Gosling, and it's a nice look at the beginning and end of a relationship. And although a couple of hints are given, it would have been nice to have gotten a better look at what happened in the interim years to cause things between them to go so far south (and, more importantly, change them as much as it did.)
Rated 27 Feb 2011
Rated 10 Feb 2011
89
81st
Fantastic, moving performances combined with a fantastic script and editing showing the happy beginning and bitter end of a marriage.
Rated 10 Feb 2011
Rated 08 Feb 2011
80
57th
Gosling and Williams give two of the year's finest performances in a competent indie film that never quite delivered the emotional gut-punch I was expecting.
Rated 08 Feb 2011
Rated 06 Feb 2011
8
82nd
touching, heart-breaking and realistic. well placed flashbacks save the story from being cliché and boring. soundtrack is also fantastic and contributes a lot to the film.
Rated 06 Feb 2011
Rated 25 Jan 2011
100
98th
Very strong movie, great performances and intelligent script. I love it. Ryan Goslin is so great in the row.
Rated 25 Jan 2011
Rated 23 Jan 2011
85
83rd
Ryan Gosling, I want to say a few words to you! You're bloody awesome!
Rated 23 Jan 2011
Rated 17 Jan 2011
50
14th
This is more than depressing, it's depraved. Here, look, watch these two people be stupid for almost 2 hours in amongst flashbacks that leave your head spinning. So the acting is good, so what. What's the point. Don't be like them??? Got that in the first 90 seconds.
Rated 17 Jan 2011
Rated 15 Jan 2011
81
77th
Beautiful acting and wonderful time cuts give a very honest look into into this tragic, albeit common, tale. The "hip" Before Sunrise/set-like characters that begin the relationship are changed into something that feels very real by the conclusion of the film. Who knows where things went wrong, but what relationship does have that definite turning point? High praise for this poetic train wreck.
Rated 15 Jan 2011
Rated 12 Jan 2011
81
36th
Great performances, though I thought Michelle Williams outdid Gosling a bit. Undecided about the ending, needs further consideration. Definitely my kind of thing, though.
Rated 12 Jan 2011
Rated 05 Jan 2011
88
98th
An exquisitely acted and beautifully directed examination of the inexplicable destruction of love.
Rated 05 Jan 2011
Rated 18 Feb 2024
89
59th
So intensely depressing from the very beginning. I almost stopped watching it. But I am glad I plowed through. Great performance by the 2 leads.
Rated 18 Feb 2024
Rated 21 Jan 2024
75
19th
If it wasn't stretched out for a bit too long, would've given higher rating. It's a great movie popping that fairy tail relationship bubble
Rated 21 Jan 2024
Rated 07 Apr 2023
72
92nd
Brilliant MeloDrama! Impressive and Touchable!! higher than expected!!!
Rated 07 Apr 2023
Rated 28 Oct 2022
60
58th
eng; [blue valentine]; zwei menschen verlieben und finden sich in einer beziehung wieder - doch alles ist dann anders im vergleichenden rückblick.; (vergängliche liebe);
Rated 28 Oct 2022
Rated 12 Aug 2022
70
47th
It's a good movie, authentic, heart-breaking tragedy. It's the quintessence of what one fears about getting married. I suffered through the whole film and regret that I saw it...
Rated 12 Aug 2022
Rated 26 May 2022
92
94th
Blue Valentine is a perfectly raw and realistic look at the ups and downs of love, carried out with believability and a tender poignancy by its two leads. The juxtaposition of the beginning and end of a relationship makes for a rich exploration of the depths of human connection.
Rated 26 May 2022
Rated 06 Apr 2022
7
2nd
Ryan Gosling'in sesi kulak tırmalıyor, senaryo iyi değil, duygu vermiyor, film akmıyor. İyi olan bir şey bulamadım.
Rated 06 Apr 2022
Rated 16 Oct 2021
90
95th
Rewatching. This time together with my 13 and 14 year old. I felt the surprise and disgust of the fights and relational situations more deeply because of their presence, and at the other hand I felt for them that they couldn't comprehend the underlying conflicts - the movie is a poetic, if not complex depiction of particular problematic behavior and personality. Great storytelling and great acting, especially by Williams I would say, but the casting of Williams/Gosling together is brilliant.
Rated 16 Oct 2021
Rated 21 May 2021
74
54th
I really wanted to admire this movie. However, couldn't get so much from it other than its cruel reality and good performances.
Rated 21 May 2021
Rated 02 May 2021
65
18th
02.05.2021 Kartal
Rated 02 May 2021
Rated 19 Apr 2021
45
39th
Cianfrance works through his feelings about his parents' divorce. I'm usually a sucker for quiet, indie movies, but this one is a tad claustrophobic for me. I often thought more actual written-out dialogue would have helped, but thinking back on some other examples of Cianfrance's writing I've sat through, I reached the conclusion that all that improv probably was the way to go.
Rated 19 Apr 2021
Rated 27 Jan 2021
3
54th
Absolutely hate non linear stories and this is no exception. Great acting though and for a time jump movie it's not as bad as it usually are.
Rated 27 Jan 2021
Rated 13 Dec 2020
65
19th
w/ Kaan
Rated 13 Dec 2020
Rated 18 Apr 2020
70
62nd
What it lacks in depth, it makes up for in honesty.
Rated 18 Apr 2020
Rated 01 Jul 2019
50
41st
Fully emotional and not at all intellectual.
Rated 01 Jul 2019
Rated 14 May 2019
85
84th
On rewatch: Still as devastating as ever. Just find it even funnier that Cianfrance tried to make Gosling look like he does.
Rated 14 May 2019
Rated 01 Mar 2019
70
45th
27.01.2019
Rated 01 Mar 2019
Rated 12 Feb 2019
95
99th
Andrij Parekh's masterful balancing act between film and digital combined with Cianfrance's closeups ache for an intimacy that isn't there and ultimately never really was there to begin with. One of the saddest films ever made
Rated 12 Feb 2019
Rated 22 Nov 2018
90
83rd
One of the most relatable and heartbreaking films about modern romance.
Rated 22 Nov 2018
Rated 04 Nov 2018
1
12th
This film tells a tale of malicious manipulation seemingly unintentionally masqueraded as a love story. This film is exhausting and doesn't make domestic violence interesting or appealing in any way. The acting is fine. The story is absolute shit.
Rated 04 Nov 2018
Rated 19 Mar 2018
87
68th
This emotionally gripping examination of a marriage on the rocks isn't always easy to watch, but Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling give performances of unusual depth and power.
Rated 19 Mar 2018
Rated 07 Mar 2018
74
80th
ulan ne güzel film yapıyorsunuz pezevenkler, içim sızladı amk.
Rated 07 Mar 2018
Rated 30 Jan 2018
90
90th
I'll forever cherish the elegance, beauty and deep connection I feel every time I watch this film. A gold standard in romance.
Rated 30 Jan 2018
Rated 02 Mar 2017
95
99th
It was made for me. It was made from me. I love the anxiety it coaxed out of my soul. I love the sadness. My self-loathing.
Rated 02 Mar 2017
Rated 26 Feb 2017
4
77th
Hjärtskärande historia med några få ljuspunkter. Grizzly Bears (som jag inte är en fan av) soundtrack fångar stämningarna väl och skådespelarna gör det bästa av sina roller. Jag förstår mig i och för sig inte på den kvinnliga karaktären, men det är måhända 'the story of my life'.
Rated 26 Feb 2017
Rated 09 Oct 2016
5
92nd
A very real dialogue which at some points were almost too hard to watch. I expected something good from these two but their chemistry and authenticity still surprised me in the "grown-up" scenes. Very good
Rated 09 Oct 2016
Rated 05 Jun 2016
88
75th
(...)Beeindruckend, das Drehbuch, dass vom im Grunde Unaussprechlichen handelt: Verlangen und Leere. Die Geschichte braucht keine konventionellen Aufhänger, keine Zuspitzung. Blue Valentine ziegt die inneren Niederlagen, das Aufgeben der Hoffnung. Cianfrance scheint sich übrigens gar nicht so sicher, was nun exakt schief lief bei Cindy und Dean. Er ist kein Besserwisser, dafür ein aufmerksamer Beobachter. (Dazu gibts die besten Beziehungsfilme auf cinegeek.de
Rated 05 Jun 2016
Rated 19 Feb 2015
100
98th
a movie of two parts; the falling in and falling out of love. It is a beautiful look at how relationships start and end. A great love story for this generation
Rated 19 Feb 2015
Rated 03 Dec 2014
90
96th
The juxtaposition of the tragic end days of a relationship with the happy days of the beginnings makes this beside a poignant drama also a perceptive deconstruction of the (American indie) romance movie. (2nd viewing)
Rated 03 Dec 2014
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