Great performances, Really good movie.

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2020)

This movie had been on my watchlist for quite a while and I only watched it because it was about to leave Netflix, and I'm sure glad I did.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet give outstanding performances in this movie about a couple who are not satisfied with their lives, and they take it out on each other. Then, a plan to change their lives dramatically fixes everything- just the promise of a new start in a new place is enough to take them back in time to a period where they truly loved each other. They had all the hope and dreams ahead of them that they could dream of and they were so excited.
I thought the acting was excellent, not only from the two leads, but by Michael Shannon, who was a strange, yet clear-eyed character.
Finally, I'm not a musician at all, but I thought the three-note piano piece that is played many times in the film is outstanding- it can be haunting, exhilarating, and hopeful and, in my opinion, is an understated but crucial part of the film.