Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

julescaroline Both leads did a decent job considering what they had to work with. Weak plot and even weaker script, mediocrity through and through. Had the highs been higher and the lows lower, it could have worked. I don't think it showcased the talent on board.

audrey_nasa I cry every time i watch it. one of the top movies about love, i recommend it! however my advice is if possible watch with a friend who can comfort you because divorce rates are high people.

thefilmnotebook Derek Cianfrance was a documentary filmmaker. Blue Valentine was his second feature film. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are Dean and Cindy, a young couple very much in love, who after a few years, seem to hate each other's guts. Cianfrance's utilises documentary instincts to tell a realistic love story that is both heart-warming and heartbreaking.Dean and Cindy had their classic meet cute, and went from dancing and singing in the streets together to arguing with each other with annoyance and contempt. They had such a rare spark, and laughed so easily together, and yet now, they just don't seem to get each other anymore. Cianfrance, and fellow writers Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis, presents Dean and Cindy's story in two alternating points in time. The past – bathed in warm light, which represents the more romantic, happier times, to the present – that uses cooler and darker colours to reflect the loss of love.I was extremely impressed by Gosling and Williams exceptionally strong performances. They each have to play two different versions of themselves – and portray two images of their love. Externally, apart from Dean's obvious hair loss and glasses, the differences are minimal. On the inside, it is difficult to tell. But Gosling and Williams does a splendid job showing the changes through their interactions. They lived with each other before and during filming – their comfort and familiarity with each other really seeps through on screen.The contrast between the before and now is handled masterfully. The last scenes where Dean and Cindy cries in each other's arms, with Dean's 'I love you so much…' to Cindy's 'I can't do this anymore…' is incredibly real and relatable. Cianfrance cross-cuts this with the scenes from their wedding ceremony, in direct contrast. It is saddening and you really have one response: how?Blue Valentine doesn't attempt the answer the questions of why things went wrong. It gives the facts as it is, and it is open for interpretation as to the causes and the why. My interpretation is that they didn't try to follow each other in their growth, and keep up with what each other needs. Even they don't know how they came to be like this. And that is the most tragic part.

Mihai Toma It is the story of an apparently normal couple which faces a mid- life crisis and everything seems to fall apart. Their love seems to have vanished and the only thing that keeps them together is their beautiful daughter. Many frustrations were piled together from both sides and the whole relation seems to be on the verge of destruction. Is there anything than can be done and are the members willing to do it in order to save their relation?The movie presents a very hard situation in a unique way, alternating present moments with sequences from where it all began. It describes what happened and how it got in such a bad state but there is nothing impressing along the way. They're just presenting the lives of two people which came together by coincidence, with love at first site, which proved to be a big mistake. Her troubled past still marks her attitude while his lack of affection from the woman he loves unconditionally (the same one that he "rescued" a while back) drives him into a life full of troubles.It is boring, quite predictable, while doing nothing to maintain your interest. To make matters worse, it ends up as inconclusive as it can get, making the whole movie sort of pointless, really. The great presentation and good actors were the only upsides, making this one an average movie which I cannot recommend to anyone.