Marriage Story shows in a good way the dark sides of a divorce.

Rating: 8/10 (13 December 2019)

Marriage Story is a new Netflix romantic drama directed, written and partly produced by Noah Baumback, the director of The Squid and the Whale.
The film is about Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) who are getting divorced. The two try to do this in a friendly manner, but learn that this is difficult for an official divorce. The two must both find their own divorce lawyer who can help them with the official divorce. Because of the influence and advice of the lawyers, the relationship between the two changes in such a way that they find it difficult to remain friends and now have to compete with each other about the costs and the regulation of how much time each will have with their son Henry (Azhy Robertson).
With this film they show how difficult it is to arrange an official divorce and how the accompanying rules sometimes make it more difficult for both parties. The film brings both sides of the woman and man forward in a good and equal way, so that you as a viewer can feel sorry for both. As a viewer, you quickly get pity for their son, who stands between the two divorcing parents, because the film shows how divorce can affect the child or children of the divorcing parents.
The acting is also done well in the film. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson look good and credible as a couple who want to get a divorce. The two come across as a nice couple in the beginning, but because of events and information they receive from their lawyers, they grow apart. Laura Dern and Ray Liotta come out well as the lawyers of both parties who are trying for it. to ensure that their client gets the best out of the divorce situation.