I watched this one this afternoon after reading a mixture of good and very bad reviews on IMDb and I actually think there is more to this than face value. I'm not including any spoilers in this review either, I'm hoping to give an honest review of the film, rather than giving an opinionated one.
The fizzled relationship between these two people is something that I think a lot of people would be able to relate to. The trouble with the characters here is they got pregnant and married while still in that warm-and-fuzzy stage of their relationship, believing that the love would stay that way. It is clear that even though Gosling's character is the drunk who doesn't work but dotes on his daughter and wife is actually the one who wants the family to be held together and William's character is the one whose soul is not in the marriage.
I really believe that there are also so many visual metaphors within the film that are brilliantly mirrored in the relationship of this couple and their marriage woes, you just have to look out for them (I can't list many without spoiling). I give it a 7 because the script definitely wasn't the strongest point, but Gosling and Williams are brilliant. And any film that we see Gosling in a love-related role makes us imagine being with him (dream) :) Don't write this one off, and Grizzly Bear do a fab job on the soundtrack.
The fizzled relationship between these two people is something that I think a lot of people would be able to relate to. The trouble with the characters here is they got pregnant and married while still in that warm-and-fuzzy stage of their relationship, believing that the love would stay that way. It is clear that even though Gosling's character is the drunk who doesn't work but dotes on his daughter and wife is actually the one who wants the family to be held together and William's character is the one whose soul is not in the marriage.
I really believe that there are also so many visual metaphors within the film that are brilliantly mirrored in the relationship of this couple and their marriage woes, you just have to look out for them (I can't list many without spoiling). I give it a 7 because the script definitely wasn't the strongest point, but Gosling and Williams are brilliant. And any film that we see Gosling in a love-related role makes us imagine being with him (dream) :) Don't write this one off, and Grizzly Bear do a fab job on the soundtrack.