Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (10 December 2019)

The script, score, and direction are amazing but the performances outshine everything. Scarlet Johansson is really really good, but Adam Driver is unbelievable. I've seen many great performances and I'm not exaggerating when I say that Adam Driver's performance in marriage story is perhaps the best performance I've ever seen by an actor or actress. He breathes into his character so much life, and in one particular scene (you'll know it when you see it) I broke into tears because of how well he delivers a line and how believable it is. It's not necessarily the line itself, it's all about the delivery and I truly believe that no other actor could deliver it as powerfully as he did. Joaquin Phoenix was absolutely mesmerizing in joker and should take the Oscar if any other year, but Adam driver gives the performance of a lifetime and will surely give Phoenix a run for his money at the oscars.