Blue Valentine

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  • Opened December 29, 2010 (Limited NY/LA 12/29/10)
  • 2 hr 0 min
  • R | Strong graphic sexual content, language and a beating

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • BLUE VALENTINE is a story of love found and love lost told in past and present moments in time. Flooded with romantic memories of their courtship, Dean and Cindy use one night to try and save their failing marriage. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in this honest portrait of a relationship on the rocks.

    While Cindy has blossomed into a woman with opportunities and options, David is still the same person he was when they met, and is unable to accept either Cindy’s growth or his lack of it. Innovatively structured, the narrative unfolds in two distinct time frames, juxtaposing scenes of first love and youthful sexuality, with those of disenchantment and discord. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka, John Doman, Mike Vogel
  • Director: Derek Cianfrance
  • Genres: Drama, Romance

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by lddcw

II saw this on cable the other day. There was much hype about the oral sex scene. Like most movies, the sex and nudity was gratuitous, but I guess they felt the need to contrast the happy, in lust...

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It is a movie that makes you look at your own relationships. It makes you look deep and think will I feel this love in a few years. Yes it has a few sex scenes in it but I felt that it was...

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

Extraordinary and beautiful. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

Halfway into Blue Valentine, a work so beautifully acted and emotionally honest it is my choice for best movie of the year, there's an amazing flashback scene you hope never ends. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Gosling and Williams have the most palpable chemistry of any screen couple this year, never striking a false note in this achingly tender tale of a love that implodes before our eyes. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Blue Valentine is lushly touching and gorgeously told. Read full review

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Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine."