Marriage Story is a landmark work, that places Noah Baumbach squarely within the ranks of Ingmar Bergman, Francois Truffault, Woody Allen ... a wonderful film

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2019)

Writer/director Noah Baumbach's execution of this masterpiece is simply brilliant. Anyone who has loved, will relate on a personal level. Some of the negative reviews share common themes: comparison with Kramer vs Kramer... yes, this is about a couple with a child who decide to divorce. However, whereas the focus is on the Dad in Kramer, Marriage story is more about the couple's relationship unwinding in spite of the fact that they still care very much about each other. Another common complaint labels this story as "self indulgent". I do not understand this complaint. Many of the most famous writers, including Hemingway, Graham Greene, and Joseph Conrad (for example) poured very personal experience into their works. I suspect that Noah Baumbach put his own soul into Marriage Story. This story is personal and gritty. If you don't cry, you're one of the lucky folks who has never had to say goodbye to a lover.