Beautiful

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2019)

I have to start off by saying, whilst I am not the biggest fan of Baumbach's work, I am a massive fan of this movie. The movie simply follows a young married couple who live in New York as they go through the hardships of divorce.
Marriage Story has moments to make you laugh, to make you cry, to make you angry. You feel the emotions as the characters feel their emotions, all while never siding with either character. You feel like the child of a divorce being dragged from one side to the other, not knowing who to sympathise with and who your allegiance is drawn towards. This of course comes down to Baumbach's trademark realistic dialogue, and the performances of Adam Driver and Scarlett Johanson - they are both wonderfully superb! As a viewer you feel like a fly on the wall in the midst of family engagements and situations you feel like you shouldn't be watching as Baumbach manages to frame such an intimate setting.
Do not go into this movie expecting screaming and shouting, with temperatures constantly flaring - no this movie is not like that, in fact it delivers the same punches in a more subtle, quiet, moving manner. However, do go into this movie prepared for the best movie of 2019, as that is exactly what it is.