Marriage Story - Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver

[Reynolds Woodcock 4803]

I thought I remembered seeing a thread, but can't find it. Limited theater release started yesterday, and it comes out on Netflix on December 6. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

I saw it last night (35mm was great). It's not my favorite movie of the year (that esteemed honor belongs to Parasite or Once Upon a Time), but it was a really good movie. Mostly sad, funny at times, and very well-acted (particularly by Driver and Laura Dern).  It will definitely be nominated for best picture and very well may win.

Maybe don't go see it if your relationship is shaky (or do if you are looking for a way out). 

 

 

[4th&Five 41599]

seems like a movie to take the wife to if you don't want to get laid.

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

I did not find the continued amicable relationship through the process to be realistic. 

[BrazilHorn 6634]

I’m starting this with my wife (no pics) and Scarlett Johansson’s haircut is fucking terrible. 

[Aqua Buddha 14623]

Thought this was an outstanding movie and incredibly realistic.  Great performances by the supporting cast, too.  Ray Liotta, Laura Dern, and Alan Alda were great.

[bluto 4943]

I did not find the continued amicable relationship through the process to be realistic. 

Did you stop watching halfway through? Once he lawyered up with liotta it was anything but amicable til shit got done


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[BrazilHorn 6634]

I thought was ok. Some really strong parts but not the transcendent movie it’s being lauded as. Glad I saw on Netflix vs paying theatre pricing etc

[tx 3 putt 77514]

it was ok. the kid was a huge pain in the ass, not sure why two people were fighting over the little douche 

laura dern is still damn hot

Edited December 21, 2019 by tx 3 putt

[tx 3 putt 77514]

Great cast 

[mchookem 16404]

Adam Driver is in everything nowadays.

[tx 3 putt 77514]

7 hours ago, mchookem said:

Adam Driver is in everything nowadays.

 

American version of Benedict Cumberbatch, but with acting skills

[XYZ 2154]

Meh.

[tantric superman 4668]

I found the kid not to be worth the fight, frankly.   He wasn't so much an asshole as just kind of boring. 

There are lots of stupid people who get divorces, but I found the fact that the main characters were in the modern, artsy theatre business  to be a bit of a crutch.  Boy that was a dumb decision, but I guess because they are creative types, it's okay. 

These assholes, on the other hand, would have taken no quarter.

[Bash Riprock 1695]

Watched 20 mins and turned it off. Meh.

[tx 3 putt 77514]

47 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said:

Watched 20 mins and turned it off. Meh.

I did the same, but went back for some reason 

[Continental Op 3934]

I'm a fan of Baumbach but this one didn't do much for me.  It starts from the flawed premise of We Are New York And LA People And That Makes Us Automatically Interesting and doesn't say anything that hasn't been said before or say it in a particularly interesting way.  

[Levi 2592]

Watched the movie today and thought it was good. Adam driver has got some damn good range and while I thought Scarlett just cried the whole time, I think she did fine. The scene where they get in a big argument was pretty intense and probably the best part of the whole movie. 

[4th&Five 41599]

Boring.

[Snake Diggity 4627]

This movie sure was proud of itself.  The backdrop of these characters being so wrapped up in their artsy careers and “New York people” vs “LA people” was also a turnoff.  And Laura Dern sucked.  But Driver and ScarJo acted their asses off so you can see why it’s getting acclaim.

I watched it with my wife and even though neither of us particularly liked it, we both agreed it was effective at showing how painful a divorce might be.

[Mortimer 88]

I'd say I enjoyed it. Is it worth your time? Yeah, maybe for married people, I guess. Some of the stuff resonated with me. Agree about the pretentious LA vs. NY arts angle.

And, yes, while I am not a huge fan of Dern, I generally like her early work (Mask, Wild at Heart). Her acting in this one was over the goddamn top and not believable. "I'd just like to pick your brain" while strutting around the conference table. Give me a break.

Excellent work by Driver. The court-appointed observer scenes were top notch -- patricularly the dinner and knife sequences.

I also appreciated the concept -- the demoralizing and grueling nature of a divorce. Never had one, never want one so it's interesting to see a portrayal from the safe confines of whatever it is that I have. Divorce sounds horrifying.

[bluto 4943]

And, yes, while I am not a huge fan of Dern, I generally like her early work (Mask, Wild at Heart). Her acting in this one was over the goddamn top and not believable. "I'd just like to pick your brain" while strutting around the conference table. Give me a break.

Lulz she just won a golden globe for it.

[tantric superman 4668]

21 hours ago, Mortimer said:

And, yes, while I am not a huge fan of Dern, I generally like her early work (Mask, Wild at Heart)

You gotta give Bobby Peru some credit.  Someday I will!  But I gotta go!

 

[Trey3216 15372]

On 12/21/2019 at 12:03 PM, mchookem said:

Adam Driver is in everything nowadays.

He’s even on Gold Rush on History Channel.  

[BradInATX 9208]

Just watched this with the wife. Here's how I interpreted the message this movie was trying to get across:

 

 

Edited January 30, 2020 by BradInATX

[Sbbruin 21898]

Watched it last night.  I thought it was a good movie with some really good acting.  A bit surprised it was a best pic nod, but overall pretty good.

[DanRydell 799]

Saw it at Alamo this afternoon and thought it was really good. It dragged a bit at times but as someone who went through divorce recently, it was a pretty accurate depiction IMO. I was a little worried going to see it having been divorced so recently but I was mostly ok until the scene where the kid finds the letter.

[Jack Straw 2954]

as a real life divorce lawyer, a big movie lover, and a human being, it made me want to kill myself and I turned it off about an hour and a half in. 

[XYZ 2154]

I was surprised that it got so many nominations. It was an OK movie, I guess.

[XYZ 2154]

2 minutes ago, Jack Straw said:

as a real life divorce lawyer, a big movie lover, and a human being, it made me want to kill myself and I turned it off about an hour and a half in. 

Why did it piss you off as a divorce lawyer?

[MissingInAction 25204]

I liked that Alda knew from the beginning where it was headed and tried to save Charlie from it all, bit Charlie just couldnt heed the advice.