Marriage Story

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2020)

An Uber-realistic take on a subject that is so personal to so many people in so many ways. It doesn't deliberately dramatize any element, but instead focuses on the two lead characters, which comes back and reflects on how a divorce can have an impact. The film carries a strong sense of melancholy, yet you still feel this connection as if they are drawn apart by circumstances but not because of love. But isn't how most people are? Most people don't actually know what they want and just get carried away by the waves. By the time you wake up, you realize so many things could have been avoided but you are so far gone already that there is no turning back. Both Charlie and Nicole are so unique yet so representative on couples and parents, it is both a testament to the script and the performance of the characters that they were portrayed by.