Director: Derek Cianfrance
Rated: R
Length: 112 min.
The magnificent performances displayed by both Ryan Gosling (Dean) and Michelle Williams (Cindy) in this film are ultimately overshadowed by a lingering conclusion, leaving the audience with multiple unanswered questions at film's end. In some cases I thoroughly enjoy the fact that the director leaves the audience to interpret the ending for themselves as to how this story would continue on in real life; but in this case, there was too much left unsaid. This tale is an incredibly sad one, with some intensely graphic sexuality, sometimes so much so that you feel the need to look away. This film takes you on a journey of the discovery of a young couple who fall in love too early, have children too soon and aren't ready to take on the responsibility of their adolescent mistakes. Gosling has soon become one of my favorite up and coming actors. With each film I see him in he truly envelops his character's persona, making you truly believe he is not an actor, but just an ordinary man with ordinary problems. This is true in this instance as well, although I must admit that I was expecting more out of the film as a whole, and sadly it doesn't deliver the kind of emotional appeal that I had hoped for. Blue Valentine.
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