Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

torstensonjohn A romantic drama with profound performances and spectacular writing involved. The film depicts a married couple, Dean and Cynthia Pereira (Gosling and Williams), the transitional shifting of their romantic beginning and the dissolution of their marriage several years later. The film is told in a nonlinear narrative so we can see the subtext of the characters involved. The film did not actually entertain me as it did set a tone for realism in the tradition of real couples. It was moving, insightful, creatively directed and well written. The characters are dynamically portrayed by Gosling and Williams, which Williams was nominated for an Oscar, but Gosling was not. I enjoyed the tempo and plot and how well it flowed through the almost 2 hour time frame. Traditionally need more film with substance such as this. I give it a high 7 out of 10.

Samiellovesmovies Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. What a interesting movie. I'm not much of a crier but damn this movie hit me. It was so hard to look past the sadness to get to the brilliant acting, and the gorgeous cinematography. Simply outstanding movie. Hard to watch but, great.

singh-parnit THE MOST HEARTBREAK I have ever felt while watching a movie, and I wasn't even in a relationship when i watched it... 8 years hence and my eyes still tear up just listening to that short song Gosling sings to her.. more than the falling in love part (also showed in a very real way), what takes the cake so to say is how the struggles between the couple and their ego, desperation, or simply the years taking their toll on them has been shown in the most raw uncensored way... the best grown up romantic movie ever. Doesn't matter if you're watching the happy or sad part of the movie, keep them tissues ready. A Must Watch!!

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.