7/10 It seems cool nowadays to "analyze" divorce, especially in such a way that women are defended. The movie does not avoid the clichés surrounding this "analysis." The man comes to be the bad guy, even though the beginnings of the story show clearly that he has a golden heart. The woman is selfish and immature throughout the whole movie (at one point we are toldt that she has slept with more than 25 men!!!), but she is the one who takes the decision for divorce. Why? Who gave her this right? The movie does not explain. The acting is amazing, that's why the movie takes a 7 from me. The editing is also very good and the story is realistic. But realistic in the sense of describing a possible state of affairs, not in the sense that it discloses the reality of broken marriage. I expected the director to give more emphasis on the oppressing, annoying and other-destructive character of the female protagonist. Why did the husband start behaving badly? What did she do to him? This, for me, is the great lacuna of the movie: it is not shown clearly that the woman is the real cause of the downfall of this marriage.
Review of Blue Valentine
