1. Blue Valentine
A beautifully broken romance between Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams). Dean, a high school drop-out, is working for a moving company in Pennsylvania. He first meets Cindy - a pre-med student - at a nursing home, where she is visiting her grandmother. They find a way to contact each other after their first meeting, and so begins one of the best young-wild-love sequences (in my opinion) in film.
Not long after they get together, Cindy finds out that she is pregnant, but she isn't sure if it's Dean's baby or her ex's. They head to the abortion clinic, but at the last minute, Cindy decides not to go through with it. Dean tells her that, no matter who's baby it is, he still wants to be with her. And the movie continues - no spoilers here!
I can guarantee, however, that you'll develop a love-hate relationship with nearly every character in this movie. It's a love story but, as the title might suggest, it's not exactly a happily-ever-after.
A beautifully broken romance between Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams). Dean, a high school drop-out, is working for a moving company in Pennsylvania. He first meets Cindy - a pre-med student - at a nursing home, where she is visiting her grandmother. They find a way to contact each other after their first meeting, and so begins one of the best young-wild-love sequences (in my opinion) in film.
Not long after they get together, Cindy finds out that she is pregnant, but she isn't sure if it's Dean's baby or her ex's. They head to the abortion clinic, but at the last minute, Cindy decides not to go through with it. Dean tells her that, no matter who's baby it is, he still wants to be with her. And the movie continues - no spoilers here!
I can guarantee, however, that you'll develop a love-hate relationship with nearly every character in this movie. It's a love story but, as the title might suggest, it's not exactly a happily-ever-after.
2. The Place Beyond the Pines
Foreword: I think this should be known as The All-Star Cast That Flew Under the Radar. Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and Eva Mendes - what more could you want?
This movie is set in Schenectady, New York. The movie essentially begins when Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling), a motorcycle stuntman in a traveling fair, runs into his ex, Romina (Eva Mendes), whom he soon finds out he has a child with (they broke up before she knew she was pregnant). Romina is currently seeing another man, but Luke works to insert himself into their household in order to play a larger part in his son's life. Fast forward and police officer, Avery Cross - Bradley Cooper - enters the scene. He has a run-in with Luke, and plays a crucial role in ending the make-shift family dynamic between Luke, Romina, and their son Jason. The movie progresses from there, and includes a bit of everything - sadness and loneliness, corruption and remorse, love and forgiveness.
Warning: this movie moves a bit slowly. There are two types of people in the world: those that like plot, and those that like character development. This is definitely on the character development side, so be prepared for a slower movie with a large focus on growth and feeling and only a few crucial events.
Foreword: I think this should be known as The All-Star Cast That Flew Under the Radar. Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and Eva Mendes - what more could you want?
This movie is set in Schenectady, New York. The movie essentially begins when Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling), a motorcycle stuntman in a traveling fair, runs into his ex, Romina (Eva Mendes), whom he soon finds out he has a child with (they broke up before she knew she was pregnant). Romina is currently seeing another man, but Luke works to insert himself into their household in order to play a larger part in his son's life. Fast forward and police officer, Avery Cross - Bradley Cooper - enters the scene. He has a run-in with Luke, and plays a crucial role in ending the make-shift family dynamic between Luke, Romina, and their son Jason. The movie progresses from there, and includes a bit of everything - sadness and loneliness, corruption and remorse, love and forgiveness.
Warning: this movie moves a bit slowly. There are two types of people in the world: those that like plot, and those that like character development. This is definitely on the character development side, so be prepared for a slower movie with a large focus on growth and feeling and only a few crucial events.
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