My regular readers will know that I'm quite a romantic at heart and appreciate a good love story. This film is one that looks at two extremes of romance.
This film is about a couple who fall in and out of love. It jumps backwards and forwards between the two. Which makes it a really heartbreaking experience. As you watch Dean and Cindy in the early stages of their relationship we also see them in the closing stages and your heart breaks as you watch them filled with so much promise but knowing that things will not end well. The story is real. These feel like real people who are going through this. None of it feels manufactured. The way they talk and the way they perform feels almost like you are watching a documentary. This is testament to the brilliant direction of Derek Cianfrance
A film like this is all about the performances. And we have two of the best here. Ryan Gosling has always been an amazing actor, choosing roles that make him stand out. Which he certainly does here. His character, Dean, is a man who does not want to grow up. In the 'end of the relationship' scenes Dean behaves more like his daughter than an adult. But he still tries his best to reach out to Cindy to keep his relationship going. But as Cindy, Michelle Williams has had enough. She does not need a second child and is being given an opportunity to maybe leave and follow her dreams. She must struggle to decide if she wants to stay with Dean or more on. Something that Dean does not make easy. As mentioned above the film feels real and so do the performances. You don't feels like you are watching actors.
If you want a romantic film that is not as fake as you normally see in most Hollywood films (not that it is a bad thing) then you must see this film. It is a real story about how easily romance can come and go.
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