Members Lucky Posted December 10, 2019 Members Posted December 10, 2019 Adam Driver is all over the entertainment news. I saw him last week in The Report, and I saw him last night in Marriage Story on Netflix. The movie received six Golden Globe nominations yesterday, including Best Actor for Adam Driver. The movie is certainly well done. Scarlett Johansson plays the wife, Laura Dern plays her lawyer. My review says that the women in this movie are awfully harsh on the men. Driver can't win when they gang up on him. Dern, in particular, plays a ball-cutting divorce lawyer. Ultimately, the movie was just depressing. If two well-intended people cannot make a go of marriage, what's that leave for others not so committed? Relationships are hard, but are they impossible in today's society? Yes, of course, I know of people with lengthy and satisfying relationships, but...it seems like the younger generation is having a harder time. TotallyOz, flipao and Tomasian 3 Quote
Members Tomasian Posted December 20, 2019 Members Posted December 20, 2019 This is on my list of movies to watch next year. Lucky 1 Quote
TotallyOz Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 I was excited to see this movie. I liked Driver's performance. But, I didn't particularly enjoy the movie. ;( Lucky 1 Quote
Members RockHardNYC Posted December 31, 2019 Members Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, TotallyOz said: I didn't particularly enjoy the movie. I'm not a particular fan of Noah Baumbach. I hated the first thirty minutes of the film. I hated the way they styled Scarlett Johansson. I thought her lesbian look was all wrong for this character. I enjoyed Azhy Robertson's complex performance. I thought the fight scene between Adam and Scarlett was superb. Adam deserves an award nod for this scene. In the end, I thought the film was interesting. I didn't find the story depressing at all. Love often changes between people who mean well. It's how we deal with that change that determines the outcome. I thought the story showed hope. That a failed marriage doesn't have to mean a failed love. In a way, the story reminded me of some of the gay love stories I have encountered. Deep, loving relationships that changed over time, and the men remained friends when all the drama of the break up was over. Buddy2 and TotallyOz 2 Quote
Members Lucky Posted January 18, 2020 Author Members Posted January 18, 2020 Marriage Story was a big hit at the Palm Springs Film Festival. Adam Driver even showed up. Quote
Members Olehenriksen Posted February 22, 2020 Members Posted February 22, 2020 The best movie on Netflix! Buddy2 1 Quote
Members zippo5 Posted February 6, 2021 Members Posted February 6, 2021 That bloody song at the end though! Quote
