Movie review: Blue Valentine
For some reason, in this time of anything-is-possible film-making, films which test the borders of where one genre ends and another begins are few and far between. Why is this? Well, it’s likely thanks to the same thread that has forever run through the industry: don’t stray too far from the path, because when it comes down to it, making films is largely about the money.
Which is why this film – starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as they discover one another intimately before our eyes, in a relationship that spans its infancy to its eventual estrangement – is so noteworthy. In a sea of action-thrillers and romantic comedies, BV doesn’t try to fit any one genre. Instead, it is part gritty drama, and part low-fi thriller. All this is wrapped up in a decidedly uncommon package which is filmed invisibly, so that all the time we feel like a bystander who’s been granted permission to witness all the events from the outset.
And don’t be fooled: yes, this is a film about the blurry line between domestic abuse and deep, meaningful love, but it is a film worth watching. Depressing as some parts might be, it remains an ultimately tender and surprising piece that will live on well into the future.
(More importantly, it was the perfect change of scene I needed yesterday evening when my computer ended up freezing on www.discountdisplays-express.co.uk. It might be a distraction which requires guts to sit through, but you’ll be rewarded with a number of questions which are both poignant and heart-breaking.)
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