Solid B plus. So, I rounded up.

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2020)

Marriage Story I think is a very personal movie for a lot of people. It discusses one of probably the heaviest things to happen to a couple, and having a children in the middle of it can be even more difficult. I personally haven't had a divorce but I am a product of divorced parents. So, in a way I as a child of two divorced parents am reaping the divorce in a way as well.
This movie could have easily flopped and just been a tragic cheesy love story between Charlie and Nicole, however, having it be a film by Noah Baumbach, someone who isn't new to making movies about divorce, it was executed extremely well, in my opinion.
To start the review of the film off, I really enjoyed the acting in this film. I thought both Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson's performances are Oscar nominated worthy. Having just seen the total bomb Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, I'll admit it was weird seeing Adam Driver playing a dad. However, I think his portrayal of Charlie was done well. Reminded me of my POS dad (love you though). Johansson's Nicole and Driver's Charlie really complimented one another in this film and their chemistry was believable. I really like the scene, it's rather popular on twitter, where they have the argument in Charlie's apartment and he tells her, "I wish you were dead" then proceeds to pathetically punch a dent in the dry wall was so riveting and engaging. The little things in the writing are what really make this script so great and I feel as if you're an upcoming screenwriter this script shouldn't be slept on.
They really could've just made a movie about a couple once in love separating, however, instead they show the legal side of things and really how nasty a divorce is. How expensive it can be and how much it really ruins your life. Being only 20 years old this movie has definitely scared me off from ever getting married in the future. And I love how casual Charlie and Nicole's lawyers are between one another. They act like they're friends from work. And that makes sense since they're both seemingly to be expensive divorce lawyers.
I'm really a big fan of Noah Baumbach's style and his films in general. If you enjoyed Marriage story and are curious if there's any other movies like this I would recommend his earlier work titled, The Squid and the Whale.
My mom refuses to watch this movie. She tells me everytime I tell her to watc hit, "i lived through it, why would I want to watch that?"