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ArthuuDec 22, 2019

Impressive piece that came out of nowhere, great play featuring Scarlett Johansson with Adam driver's peak work yet. Very relatable, serving mix of emotions making it to my top 3 movies this year

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ajzeg01Jan 31, 2020

Well, at least Adam Driver was in one good movie in 2019. This is a really solid Netflix Original drama. It’s really well-acted, the writing is excellent and the story is engaging. It deals with some pretty tough subject matter, it’s about aWell, at least Adam Driver was in one good movie in 2019. This is a really solid Netflix Original drama. It’s really well-acted, the writing is excellent and the story is engaging. It deals with some pretty tough subject matter, it’s about a couple going through a divorce, but it also has light moments of comedy. It feels very realistic. It’s also really well-shot and well-edited. This is one of those rare movies where there really isn’t anything bad about it at all. Well, maybe the score is a little weird and distracting sometimes. It’s composed by Randy Newman and sounds right out of a Pixar movie. Wallace Shawn of The Incredibles and Toy Story fame is even in it. It seems out-of-place sometimes, but the rest of the movie is so good I think I can overlook it. Overall, this movie is a must-see and I hope it wins some Oscars!… Expand

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loremMar 30, 2020

A magnificent drama, so real that it makes you think about your life choices.

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bshu89Aug 13, 2021

I had no idea what I was going into when I pressed play to watch this film on Netflix. By the end, I was emotionally wrecked.

Driver and Johansson without a doubt gave the best performances of their careers. And, I’m pretty sure at the veryI had no idea what I was going into when I pressed play to watch this film on Netflix. By the end, I was emotionally wrecked.

Driver and Johansson without a doubt gave the best performances of their careers. And, I’m pretty sure at the very least Adam Driver secured himself an Oscar nomination. The apartment scene. That is all.

Know going in that this is not a fun movie. It’s very raw and very real and it’s one of the most beautifully horrific films I’ve ever seen. I highly recommend it, but it won’t be for everyone.… Expand

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ben1322Sep 2, 2021

A well written soft tragedy. It highlights the horrors of divorce and how it can ruin a relationship/s and expel someone's life and routine. “Like death without a corpse”. It also highlights what miscommunication can lead to and the terribleA well written soft tragedy. It highlights the horrors of divorce and how it can ruin a relationship/s and expel someone's life and routine. “Like death without a corpse”. It also highlights what miscommunication can lead to and the terrible things built up frustration can amount too. There is a sliver of hope for humanity at the end.… Expand

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sam609Dec 11, 2021

excellent but lacks a bit of the story. the character's acting is splendid.

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liamexeJun 10, 2022

This is a touching and realistic story about the separation of two lovely people. This is not a film for fans of the Avengers. This is a slow-moving drama with a lot of empathy and sensitivity. The protagonists do an outstanding job in theirThis is a touching and realistic story about the separation of two lovely people. This is not a film for fans of the Avengers. This is a slow-moving drama with a lot of empathy and sensitivity. The protagonists do an outstanding job in their roles. In a minor role, Adam Driver shines. Scarlett Johansson, as usual, is wonderful. Even if you are happily married, you should not miss this. Simply to learn a few more things to add to your relationships in order to avoid being like them.… Expand

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drkingschulzMay 9, 2022

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RekiazJan 3, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A veces me siento como si estuviera viendo Clic o algo así, pero si acaba en algo como que se reconcilien por su hijo y que no apunte a eso de competir uno contra el otro por ver quién tiene más la razón, lo cual sería entretenido y cómico.
Los aspectos cotidianos y con movimiento, me encantan. Las actuaciones y diálogos son tan entretenidos.
Hay una escena en el metro en donde un barrote los divide casualmente en dos posturas diferentes de la pantalla. Es como si cada protagonista tuviera su propio plano o característica visual, así como el ambiente. Además lo divide en escenas con ese fade outs desvaneciente.

Bauchman siempre hace estás historias que me encantan y me transmiten tanto visualmente en algunas cinemáticas sin diálogo. Lo adoro.… Expand

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PdfortuneDec 27, 2019

It’s a poor mans version of Kramer vs Kramer. It doesn’t have the tension of Kramer. It is too amicable for me. Adam Driver can’t get away with just being a pretty face like Johansson. he has a constant sadness which makes the movieIt’s a poor mans version of Kramer vs Kramer. It doesn’t have the tension of Kramer. It is too amicable for me. Adam Driver can’t get away with just being a pretty face like Johansson. he has a constant sadness which makes the movie worthwhile.… Expand

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92rossDec 23, 2019

While the first twenty minutes were a bit of a struggle I ended up enjoying the rest of the film a lot. There are some incredibly long takes where the main characters acting skills shine through. The movie really shows just how ridiculousWhile the first twenty minutes were a bit of a struggle I ended up enjoying the rest of the film a lot. There are some incredibly long takes where the main characters acting skills shine through. The movie really shows just how ridiculous things are in our world when lawyers get their blood sucking tentacles wrapped around people.… Expand

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RatedRexDec 8, 2019

Great performances by Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. Some very good dialog. There a couple of unnecessary scenes. And it drags in a couple of spots. But, overall, it is a good cinematic experience.

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fifi3Jan 16, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The acting in this movie from both Driver and Johannson was superb and deserving of the Oscar nominations they got. It also is thought provoking look into the ugliness of a divorce. Still, I thought the ending was a bit cheesy and lacked nuance. A random change of heart. The character development and relationship dynamic both seemed to fluctuate way too quickly for me, to the point where it was confusing that that would ever happen.… Expand

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JLuis_001Dec 6, 2019

I will not be the person who says that this is a bad film because it's not but apparently many people forgot that Kramer vs. Kramer exists and it's actually better.
I mean it's funny because when I read about Marriage Story and watched theI will not be the person who says that this is a bad film because it's not but apparently many people forgot that Kramer vs. Kramer exists and it's actually better.
I mean it's funny because when I read about Marriage Story and watched the trailers, Kramer vs. Kramer was the first movie I thought of.

Does that mean Marriage Story lacks originality? No, but that's mainly due to the fact that the root of its story is centered on gender imbalance.
The recurring case in couples of: what I do became less important than what you do and it's quite evident that this is the main reason for the separation the film tolds. Maybe other things did their harm but that's the key point.

The thing is the film walks again and again on that line without achieving a more interesting balance and especially for the little that both characters grow during their hard journey. Especially Charlie, Adam Driver's character. Ironically, although it seems that Baumbach wanted to show more balance between both sides, he does not succeed, especially because even though he allows Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) to express her frustrations at the same time as her personal and professional ambitions beyond her family life, when the time comes for the court fights, Baumbach turns Nicole's voice in court into a kind of villain. Her lawyer, which is ironic because her lawyer is someone who is really understanding what Nicole is expressing.
I always felt the film was more inclined towards Charlie's side. For the rest, well I can say that I don't deny that both Driver and Johansson's performances are pretty good and I certainly believe that they will get into the Oscar nominations but their work is not really the reflection of the background of their characters or the story for that matter, because as I said, this film is not bad at all but its strengths lie in updating the subject in our times, nothing more, yet something like divorce we know that not only encompasses the issues we see here.

This was a really good film to close this year and another success for Netflix and its catalog but honestly I keep saying that Baumbach is credited with merits that I simply do not see in him.… Expand

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AJGo85Feb 9, 2020

Despite its annoyingly vague title, Marriage Story is actually about a divorce. On one level writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest film feels like a divorce procedural. We follow a young attractive couple (Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver)Despite its annoyingly vague title, Marriage Story is actually about a divorce. On one level writer-director Noah Baumbach’s latest film feels like a divorce procedural. We follow a young attractive couple (Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver) as they agree to keep things simple and not involve lawyers, then involve lawyers, begin a custody battle, and try to navigate all of the emotional and legal complexities of legally dissolving a marriage. On another level, Marriage Story is a showcase of brilliant performances ranging from subtle to ostentatious, comical to moving. I enjoyed Marriage Story far more than I expected though I hesitate to recommend it since very few people (myself included) are able to have a good time by watching people argue and get divorced for over two hours. The divorce gets rocky but the film doesn’t so much and if you are in the right mood for a relationship/divorce drama you’ll find a decent, somehow, feel good movie.

This is the kind of movie that hangs entirely on its performances. Fortunately, the leads and supporting players all turn in strong performances. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver have both earned Oscar nominations for their performances as the wife and husband seeking to uncouple themselves while remaining involved with their eight-year-old son and maintaining their careers. Both earn and lose and then earn back your sympathy. Charlie (Driver) is a successful New York theater director whose latest avant-garde production is headed to Broadway. Nicole (Johansson) once starred in a popular Hollywood movie but since meeting and marrying Charlie has committed herself to the stage. A Los Angeles native, Nicole has always wanted to spend more time on the West Coast and now has landed a role in a pilot that will likely become a series. Charlie thinks of them as a New York family and expects Nicole and their son to move back to New York once the pilot is done. When Nicole decides to officially file for divorce the real conflict between them begins.

Baumbach’s script does not overtly take sides though it leans toward Charlie, especially toward the end of the film. The explosive climatic argument between Nicole and Charlie gives a chance for both actors to express intense emotions, but it is Driver who gets to let out overwhelming pathos. A court appointed observer—played with welcome awkward comic deadpan by Martha Kelly—is assigned to visit and interview both parents, but we only see the visit Charlie. Charlie does his best to present as an ideal father before the visit falls into dark comedy. In a wonderfully delivered monologue early in the film, Nicole gives us her backstory, both life events and emotional. After this scene the perspective shifts to Charlie and never really shifts back to Nicole. We are as blindsided as Charlie is by claims on money and custody by Nicole’s lawyer.

Nora, Nicole’s flashy and smoothly confident high-powered lawyer, is played with impressive ease by Laura Dern, who has earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination. We’re just as charmed and dazzled by her as Nicole, and just as stung by her as Charlie. Alan Alda delivers some great low-key comedy as Charlie’s first divorce lawyer. He’s old enough that his hands shake but also old enough to know how bad a divorce can get, and how it will likely end, so, he recommends just starting there. On the complete opposite end of the spectrum is Ray Liotta as Charlie second divorce lawyer, a high powered and extremely expensive pit-bull. He speaks with such speed and ridiculous intensity that he can’t help but be funny and believable as a ruthless lawyer. Julie Hagerty is a welcome presence as Nicole’s actress mother. She has so much flighty warmth that she secretly helps Charlie find a divorce lawyer.

I’m sure certain viewers that have been through a divorce or even a bad breakup will find something relatable with the characters and situation in Marriage Story. I wouldn’t be surprised if other viewers find these characters and their situation unrelatable. Nicole and Charlie, though not wealthy, are in a very upper middle class bracket. They are so accomplished that momentous life changing events like landing a starring role in a TV show and earning an Emmy nomination for directing (Nicole) and winning a MacArthur “genius” grant (Charlie) are just background plot points. Whether you can relate or not, the performances from Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver are of such a rare quality as to keep you invested in their emotional journey.… Expand

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DiptanshuFeb 22, 2020

It was good!kind of felt strecthed as it was not my cup of tea!yet good score,good acting with okish screenplay it was lot to offer as a relationship centered film with some comedy and emotions!

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nitymeApr 20, 2020

Adam driver good acting. Decent story and social issues, good script. Boring

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NickTheCritickNov 2, 2021

This is a divorce movie filtered to the eyes of both the members of the divorcing couple. It is a beautifully shot movie, with raw dialogues and though it's not nearly as good as "The Squid and the Whale" it still remains a fully enjoyableThis is a divorce movie filtered to the eyes of both the members of the divorcing couple. It is a beautifully shot movie, with raw dialogues and though it's not nearly as good as "The Squid and the Whale" it still remains a fully enjoyable movie with a tear jerker bittersweet ending. Still it's difficult to empathize with theese characters since they' feel too distant from ordinary people and everyday problems of life. It is a divorce story that involves privileged people that argue for useless and stupid reasons.… Expand

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LamontRaymondNov 9, 2019

The acting is solid all around (though Scarlet J may have been a bit out of the rest of their league), but I felt like I've seen this movie before. It feels like a Los-Angeles-i-fied Kramer vs. Kramer, but without the true stakes. There are aThe acting is solid all around (though Scarlet J may have been a bit out of the rest of their league), but I felt like I've seen this movie before. It feels like a Los-Angeles-i-fied Kramer vs. Kramer, but without the true stakes. There are a couple of excellent scenes in this film, but the rest of it is only so-so.… Expand

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netflicDec 3, 2019

I would rather call this move "Divorce Story": it is more about marriage falling apart that about marriage per se. I was looking forward to watching this film as both critics and audience seem to love it. Plus I like Scarlet Johansson andI would rather call this move "Divorce Story": it is more about marriage falling apart that about marriage per se. I was looking forward to watching this film as both critics and audience seem to love it. Plus I like Scarlet Johansson and Adam Driver. Maybe my expectations were a bit too high. Or maybe one to have to live though a diverse themselves to have an empathy. Because I did not have much.

I enjoyed a few episodes but not the movie as a whole. It felt like director-writer's own experience which I am not sure was true. Performance-wise I liked Scarlet's and Laura Dern's but not as much Adam Driver's. His singing was better than his playing but I don't think it was his fault.

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etoppFeb 9, 2020

It's hard to believe that this overlong, meandering and rather dull family "drama" got nominated for Best Picture. Why Adam Driver wants custody of his annoying brat of a son is frankly unbelievable. The less said about the bizarre musicalIt's hard to believe that this overlong, meandering and rather dull family "drama" got nominated for Best Picture. Why Adam Driver wants custody of his annoying brat of a son is frankly unbelievable. The less said about the bizarre musical numbers at the end the better. Avoid… Expand

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mrc_brnDec 9, 2019

Didn't like the pace with numerous scenes protracted without adding much, if anything, to the story. Acting was really good, but I didn't care for the characters much. Felt that the husband's character was somewhat disjointed. Egocentric andDidn't like the pace with numerous scenes protracted without adding much, if anything, to the story. Acting was really good, but I didn't care for the characters much. Felt that the husband's character was somewhat disjointed. Egocentric and detached on one side, in denial and fighting for custody for some reason on the other. Overly long, sad and actually boring.… Expand

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wevertonaguiiarDec 7, 2019

Um dos principais problemas do filme está direção: os planos escolhidos não fazem sentido para as cenas e constantemente deixar a cena no rosto de um personagem se torna cansativo; este elemento só funciona quando é pontual e o elenco estáUm dos principais problemas do filme está direção: os planos escolhidos não fazem sentido para as cenas e constantemente deixar a cena no rosto de um personagem se torna cansativo; este elemento só funciona quando é pontual e o elenco está perfeito... O elenco aqui é bom, mas não o suficiente. Em alguns momentos os dialogos entre o casal parecem desconectados com a própria; parecem falas jogadas no ar e que não demonstram uma construção plausível e orgânica.… Expand

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firstloveNov 6, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is there anything new about this story?
The cliches of divorce So Adam's song resonates empty...
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BenWomackFeb 16, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Relationship to truth: True, but. It's about a divorce. The child who went through the divorce is telling the story. They may possibly for example find it far too painful, to see parents as incompatible. Description: It is a report of the sad? end?, of a ten year relationship between two people, recovering from the intensity of falling in love and being on the New York theatre scene, represented as a move, by the mother, from New York to L.A.

Reaction: Music: good. Wanted less at one point.
Costumes: everyone is well dressed. Direction: quite beautiful. Wasn't sure, the ceiling was the most interesting bit, when the lawyers first meet.
Timing: good in general.
Acting: very good. Bit disappointed , Wallace Shawn told to be creepy old fella.
Script: Recognisable pattern of speech. Self harm "joke"? end of Act 3 badly backfired.
Case study. I glossed over it the first and second time. But. There is a joke, that is Adam Driver is energy conscious, and so always turns out the lights- even if you are in the room reading.
Ha ha. Cute observation.
What instantly happens, is that he is in the wrong. He's a grievance. He makes a joke of his status as a nuisance even, turning the lights off as he leaves, S.J.'s house.
We need to be turning off the lights, as a society.
Jokes like this, make it more difficult, to get the message across. Hypothesis A.
Basically, it is well made stuff. If the author needed to get it off his chest to be a normal person again, go for it. I will probably not remember it, in the years that are (hopefully) to come.

Does it use beautiful people to get your attention? N.B's parents probably were, beautiful people.

I think overall, and I am short of time.
I am nobody in particular. I have a short temper, and a big mouth. One residue from this movie is- a scene where S.J. is asked what are her strengths as a parent, what her weaknesses. This is a reality check. But a fair question. That I am still thinking about. Thanks.… Expand

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MrMidNight7Nov 4, 2020

not a bad movie, but i think this movie is overrated and a little boring to watch.
definitely not a must watch.

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glommanMay 31, 2020

I do not know what people see in this movie. Sure, everything is tragically funny and confusing, but also unfathomably boring to watch. The only thing that makes this movie at least somewhat good is the odd scene with Adam Driver and theI do not know what people see in this movie. Sure, everything is tragically funny and confusing, but also unfathomably boring to watch. The only thing that makes this movie at least somewhat good is the odd scene with Adam Driver and the actors' performance in general. Other than that I wouldn't really recommend it to people who don't go through a divorce at the moment.… Expand

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hnestlyontheslyMar 2, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The fact that Marriage Story is freely available on Netflix and that it is one of the most triggering relationship films of the year makes it feel like the movie equivalent of the Ice Bucket Challenge for bored couples everywhere. Last week, plans fell through to go bowling and we had recently seen Marriage Story capture some accolades in Oscar Nominations, so against my better judgement, we subjected ourselves to yet another hyped Netflix movie. Reluctantly, I'll say that it exceeded expectations and maybe even felt like a film I could revisit at a later date, when I am alone, unhappy, and nursing festering old wounds. Whatever the opposite of a chick-flick romcom is for people going through a lot is. The film plays a bit of a game as a Rorschach test for the audience over which character is sympathetic, Charlie or Nicole. Wife says that one of the failings of the film is that both are so unlikable that you don't actually root for either of them. It works insofar as each scene is a little battle for our attention, Nicole's extended and unexpected monologue at her lawyer's office, which sets the scene for us about the origins of their divorce. "Plus," she quips at the end, "I think he's **** our stage manager." The movie actually does a great job of teasing out the differing standards of emotional and sexual fidelity for men and women, there's never really much moral weight attached to Charlie's infidelity. He is appropriately cagey about it over the phone with Nicole when she confronts him about it, his lawyer is similarly cagey, repeating Charlie's simpering accusation of "computer hacking" in court, and Nicole has her moment to rebound in some hipster's car at a costume party, to make sure we even the scores decisively. The film relies on the build up of goodwill by Charlie and Nicole early in the movie so that we can watch them implode in that powerful scene at Charlie's apartment. Friend came and couldn't sit through more than the first thirty minutes, because he didn't want to see their relationship get any more **** which is a first in movie viewing with Friend. The banking of goodwill feels patient and measured in a similar but actually more impactful way than a movie like The Goldfinch. The scene that elicits the most sympathy seems like Adam Driver getting sloppy Halloween seconds in unfamiliar LA neighborhoods--the five candies that his son drops on the floor is somehow worse than the one that we see him collect from a convenience store. And the family observer who visits Charlie at his home is maybe the cringiest scene which turns into the funniest scene, worth the price of admission (which in most people's case I understand to be free anyway, but such is the mystery of Netflix).

Besides the dramatic work that both Johansson and Driver do, they both have standout musical scenes, which I think is one of the reasons why this movie may have distinguished itself to critics looking for deep and varied performances. Johansson's feels more natural and earned, but when Driver has his karaoke moment in the spotlight, it's already an established game for a scene that the movie has established, so it feels at the very least like a moment of rebalancing, a variation on a theme, rather than out of place.

All things considered, Marriage Story is a simple movie with modest ambitions and some novel stage directions that let characters explore the space for extended cuts. Its comic timing in the face of all sorts of nastiness is a gem.… Expand

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svegressNov 24, 2019

Look, the professional critics are right: beautiful script, well acted and directed. However, I'm afraid I have seen enough Woody Allen movies about the problems of LA/NY relationships to last a lifetime. Didums, address some real issuesLook, the professional critics are right: beautiful script, well acted and directed. However, I'm afraid I have seen enough Woody Allen movies about the problems of LA/NY relationships to last a lifetime. Didums, address some real issues instead of navel gazing...again… Expand

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Onlyclassicvg1Sep 19, 2022

Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men. The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been in more desperate need of its king. But canSauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men. The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been in more desperate need of its king. But can Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) answer the call of his heritage and become what he was born to be? In no small… Expand

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siggi104Jul 9, 2022

To me it's just so forgettable and mediocre. Don't care enough about any character to care overall. Not a bad movie but also not a great one. Just meh imo.

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ScraperDec 7, 2019

An intimate and well-acted film about a journey from marriage to divorce that isn't really more than a high-end documentary. Marriage Story aspires to show the viewer the real emotions and situations of what can actually happens in divorce soAn intimate and well-acted film about a journey from marriage to divorce that isn't really more than a high-end documentary. Marriage Story aspires to show the viewer the real emotions and situations of what can actually happens in divorce so you're not going to get a plot twist. The movie essentially sides with the wife as they add the unforgivable bombshell that he has cheated on her. It also never lets him respond to the allegations that he is a smothering, self-involved idiot. She is portrayed as completely justified in blowing up the marriage and dude has to suck on the pain.

It's mostly depressing. Any joy or comedy is quickly snuffed out with a new sorrowful revelation. Marriage Story revolves around the emotions and I cannot help but forever process the reasons and details which seemed one-sided and flaky.… Expand

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gracjanskiJan 18, 2020

so boring movie, I could bear it for 30 minutes. So many political correct stuff so far = feminism, a lot of time for the perspective for the woman. The man is the bad guy and so on, the usual stuff. In addition there is so much talking aboutso boring movie, I could bear it for 30 minutes. So many political correct stuff so far = feminism, a lot of time for the perspective for the woman. The man is the bad guy and so on, the usual stuff. In addition there is so much talking about nothing, female talking.… Expand

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bigmoDec 10, 2019

I love this movie because it was fantastic and interesting and very scary when i watched it and it was kind of a chickflick because it was so girly

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DarkWizardryFeb 15, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great acting but there were major plot holes and it really stretches so much that even the best acting can’t save the storyline.… Expand

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carldamnitDec 6, 2019

There's still an hour and thirty minutes left but I'm here because I feel sad in my not liking this so far. So thumbs down away! I was excited to see this because of the trailer, but I'm pretty sure everything in the trailer has alreadyThere's still an hour and thirty minutes left but I'm here because I feel sad in my not liking this so far. So thumbs down away! I was excited to see this because of the trailer, but I'm pretty sure everything in the trailer has already happened and now it's like this, people saying how they feel like it's interesting when it's not. I can't pay attention to anything they're saying, I just keep thinking: straight people problems. I was worried this might happen, seeing how I hate straight people. But I definitely hate these straight people. Spoiler alert! Her mom's exhusband is not only gay, she caught him blowing a guy, which is an example of how the jokes work here too, not just some kind of... it's not homophobia. It's just like.... you know, those straight people I hate who make fun of gay people because they're friends with gay people. It's the gaffer character who says he feels comfortable saying what he does because he was raised by two women, only it's like that guy wrote a movie about marriage called Marriage Story and now I'm not watching it because it's so boooooooring these poor rich straight people have so many problems. I'd rather be watching Love Island at least they're self-aware about how **** what they're saying is **** life … Expand

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SiomeAug 8, 2021

what a boring **** Acting is not good, story is boring and stupid. This movie is empty.

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Dre286286Feb 14, 2020

Should be called Divorce Story. It's boring unless you like turds. Too long and funny of nothing but petty nonsense.

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WAengusDec 15, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Marriage Story scored an extraordinary 94 on Metacritic and 96 on Rotten Tomatoes. One critic declared it is 'easily the most compelling divorce story since Kramer V Kramer.' I suppose it depends on what you consider compelling. There are plenty of other films about divorce but the one that springs to my mind is Todd Haynes' 2015 film, Carol, impeccably cast, acted and shot. Carol received a 10 minute standing ovation at Cannes that year and scored 95 on Metacritic, just one point more than MS (though Carol is a far superior film in every sense). There are a good deal of curtain-chewing and adult tantrums in MS but these don't disguise the fact that there is very little 'story'. MS is well acted but the characters don't really have much to work with. Their marriage has real problems, certainly, but good grief, what marriage doesn't? Basically, they need to talk more; she needs to be more assertive and he needs to listen and make compromises. Instead, they wind up paying absurd amounts of money for something that could easily have been worked out with more mediation. No doubt this happens all the time, but do we really need to witness the histrionics? Put simply, Marriage Story is mush in the same way that the weakest Woody Allen movies are mush. If you engage with that kind of jump-improv, indulgent, pseudo-self-analysis; if you like watching dewey-eyed, beautiful couples who have an almost perfect relationship talk themselves apart (leaving their oddly untraumatised child apparently saner and happier than either of them) then break out the popcorn and paper hankies. You're in for a treat.… Expand

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MurrayT57Dec 12, 2019

If this movie is nominated for anything, it should be for the most boring movie of the year.

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Desiree25Nov 7, 2019

No me gusto la pelicula, me dormi a la mitad de ella y desperte casi para el final que ugh...

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ThejaywhipDec 8, 2019

The term overrated definitely comes to mind. Besides Adam Driver's performance this is a mediocre movie at best. They are getting a divorce, we get it. It's frustrating and painful to watch like nails on a chalkboard. Yet doesn't have much toThe term overrated definitely comes to mind. Besides Adam Driver's performance this is a mediocre movie at best. They are getting a divorce, we get it. It's frustrating and painful to watch like nails on a chalkboard. Yet doesn't have much to say other than our laws and process for divorce are terrible. It's quite disgusting how the process typically plays out in these cases.… Expand

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LvcasCardosoDec 20, 2019

Filme Oscar Bait preso em uma narrativa que já vimos no cinema. Colocar humor em momentos que não deveria está e levando muito a serio situações triviais. Um filme bem canastrão para pessoas que batem palma para qualquer coisa com umaFilme Oscar Bait preso em uma narrativa que já vimos no cinema. Colocar humor em momentos que não deveria está e levando muito a serio situações triviais. Um filme bem canastrão para pessoas que batem palma para qualquer coisa com uma roupagem indie e cool… Expand

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JPenguinEsqJan 14, 2020

I don't think I have ever gotten through one of Baumbach's depressing movies. The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg, turned them both off 30 minutes in. This looks like more of the same. It's HEAVY and SAD, therefore it must be DEEP. I know II don't think I have ever gotten through one of Baumbach's depressing movies. The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg, turned them both off 30 minutes in. This looks like more of the same. It's HEAVY and SAD, therefore it must be DEEP. I know I will hate it so I will not watch it. Because Baumbach's movies suck. But hey. Knock yourself out. :) Waiting for Wes Anderson's and the Coen Brothers' next movies to come out.… Expand

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Mauro_LanariFeb 2, 2020

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Since statistics show that "arranged marriages" last longer than "love marriages", this nineteenth-century and Victorian invention of ours would deserve at least a minimum of deepening. The suggested hypothesis is that(Mauro Lanari)
Since statistics show that "arranged marriages" last longer than "love marriages", this nineteenth-century and Victorian invention of ours would deserve at least a minimum of deepening. The suggested hypothesis is that interpersonal affective relationships can't not fail because, before that, there would be an unresolved infrapersonal conflict, the "Spaltung" a.k.a. inner splitting. Therefore a mumblecore that merely describes the phenomenology of such failure as already too many previous film is just useful to mitigate the frustration of those who identify with the couple of protagonists.… Expand

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StephenCromeDec 9, 2019

Last night I watched the first twenty minutes of Marriage Story. I love everyone involved in the movie so expectations were very high. But immediately, (IMMEDIATELY) the intrusive, BUSY musical score started to drive a nail into my head. HereLast night I watched the first twenty minutes of Marriage Story. I love everyone involved in the movie so expectations were very high. But immediately, (IMMEDIATELY) the intrusive, BUSY musical score started to drive a nail into my head. Here were two monologues; letters written by the lead characters about each other. They were smart (if a little precious) and heartfelt and full of nice details. However, the entire time Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson were speaking, this wall to wall orchestra kept sawing away, frolicking and gamboling like a Rossini overture underlining the moments with 'whimsy' and the promise of 'heartache.' Like a bright yellow highlight pen, the music left no room for independent thought: I was being told exactly how to feel about every second. But I got through the opening bits; although I didn't quite buy any of the director/actor theatre scenes- Why is that no one ever seems to be able to capture the truth of what it's like to do small theatre? Those ridiculous rehearsal scenes were painful in their ostentatious inauthenticity...and don't get me started on the actual performance of the play. It was almost exactly like that old SNL sketch "Bad Conceptual Theatre" - If only Dan Aykroyd had stepped out as Leonard Pinth Garnell to give a review - Even more hilarious was the discovery in a later scene that this awful slice of "high art" was slated for Broadway. In what universe? But I stuck with it until the scene where Scarlett Johansson reminds her husband that she finds it difficult to cry onstage only to walk into her bedroom and burst into tears. This is a moment that should've wrecked me. It's beautifully set up, and would have been totally unexpected and rending. But at she walks through the hallway towards her bedroom, the score whips up into a Soap Opera ready string-filled cry of anguish so generic it could have been used for that old Carol Burnett sketch As The Stomach Turns. The camera pulls in to show Scarlett's tear-filled face - but any empathy is immediately sucker-punched to the ground by the hideously OVER THE TOP music.

Cut to: this morning as I scanned through the Golden Globe Nominations. Not only is that exercise in bathos and banality actually nominated for Best Original Score... It was written by none other than Randy Newman. Bummer.

If I make it through the movie it will be with the sound off and the subtitles on. I like to decide how I feel about things. I don't need to be smothered in kisses to know I am loved. And I don't need to be swaddled in a treacly, syrupy, honey-laden, jokey, telegraphing soundscape in order to understand that sadness or joy are on display. I'm pretty sure I'm smarter than that. My CATS are definitely smarter than that. It's no coincidence that Bennett coughed up three yards of hairball during the first thirty seconds of the movie.… Expand

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NightKingArmyDec 9, 2019

Except from Adam & Scar Jo (10 min Oscar-Worthy Performance), this movie is absolutely pointless & mediocre.Waste of time.One of the most Overrated & Overhyped movie of 2019.

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nocofosterDec 20, 2019

Remake Millenials de Karmer Vs Kramer.
Extremamente chato e sem vida. Laura Dern faz mais do mesmo , ScarJo aprendeu a usar colírio para simular choro e o roteiro beneficia covardemente o Adam Driver.

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