Adam Driver's best performance yet

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2020)

Although this story can be seen as deeply depressing, it's themes and ideas about the powers of love is painfully present. I found myself confused by the contrasting emotions I had felt as this narrative unravelled, feeling the film as both heartwarming and heart-shatteringly sad. And this is good. Not everything is as black and white with love, like most of the classical romantic movies out there. It explores the balance of love and sacrifice, and it's masterful execution from it's cast of actors makes the film stand out like a saw thumb in this current movie climate. This film is one of the most accurate and faithful stories about love that I have ever seen.