SummaryBlue Valentine is the story of love found and love lost told in past and present moments in time. Flooded with romantic memories of their courtship, Dean and Cindy use one night to try and save their failing marriage. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in this honest portrait of a relationship on the rocks. (The Weinstein Company)
Directed By:Derek Cianfrance
Written By:Derek Cianfrance, Joey Curtis, Cami Delavigne
Blue Valentine
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
81
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
81
83% Positive
35 Reviews
35 Reviews
17% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Jan 28, 2011
100
It is beautiful, and it is difficult to watch. It is heartwarming, and it is heart-wrenching. It is absorbing, and it's unsettling.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
81% Positive
330 Ratings
330 Ratings
13% Mixed
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
6% Negative
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
Jan 25, 2019
10
This film is just too realistic. I love it and it made me realize how "some" realistic marriages really work. Thank you for being an eye-opener.
Aug 17, 2018
10
A film that talks about union and separation. Illustrating how bright and glorious may be the beginning, and how sad and bitter it may be the end. The film is blue as the color of the tears of love and sadness. A delight of what is love in decadence and in it. Wonderful.
Jan 28, 2011
88
Two superb actors etch an unflinching portrait of a young marriage doomed never to grow old.
Dec 29, 2010
88
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams give two of the most explosive and emotionally naked performances you will see anywhere. Just know you're in for a workout.
Dec 28, 2010
80
Blue Valentine leaves you with the shattering vision of its truest victim-the one who'll someday look for safety in places it might not be. And the psychodrama will go on and on …
Dec 21, 2010
63
There's a loose, vérité vibe here, and times when both Williams and Gosling root down deep to deliver something resonant and true. But this modern-day kitchen sink drama is ultimately too painful, too labored, to care much about at all.
Dec 21, 2010
50
Ultimately, the heavy-handed and annoyingly obvious aesthetic wears thin.
Feb 21, 2011
6
It was okay, considering that halfway in you begin to realize that Cindy and Deans' relationship was reaching its peak in the present time and that they were showing the birth and death of their relationship.
Dec 26, 2017
5
The story is a mess. It has some great scenes but ultimately fails to be captivating. Tries too hard to be artsy.
Sep 20, 2018
3
The acting was great, but i just didn't like the story. Predictable and with plot holes. I think it was unfinished and could've been a lot better.
Jan 20, 2011
3
Musicfan you may beg to differ and yes I did watch the film thoroughly and from what I can gather many other people feel the same as I did.Dull Dull Dull.
Production Company:
- Incentive Filmed Entertainment
- Silverwood Films
- Hunting Lane Films
- Chrysler Corporation
- Shade Pictures
- Motel Movies
- Cottage Industries
Release Date:Dec 29, 2010
Duration:2 h
Rating:R
Tagline:Nobody Baby But You And Me.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Awards Circuit Community Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
