Marriage Story

Marriage Story is a 2019 comedy-drama film written, directed and produced by Noah Baumbach. It stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, with Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, and Wallace Shawn.

Plot
A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The film lets us know one thing about divorce; it's painful as hell. It's likely because its story is all too real and relatable to those who have gone through a divorce.
 * 2) * It also shows that divorce is even more painful when children are involved.
 * 3) Scarlett Johannson and Adam Driver give off one of their strongest performances of their careers.
 * 4) * Their chemistry is undeniably great, with their performances enhancing it.
 * 5) * Laura Dern also has an Academy Award-winning performance as Nicole's lawyer, Nora.
 * 6) * Driver also sings in one scene towards the end, and it's magnificent.
 * 7) The story of Nicole and Charlie's divorce is extremely heartbreaking and tragic as we watch them go with their court hearing and their bond between them and their son Henry.
 * 8) The film also gives us some Kramer vs. Kramer vibes throughout the whole thing.
 * 9) Noah Baumbach's direction and screenplay are superb, and arguably his best movie since Frances Ha.
 * 10) The opening montage where Nicole and Charlie both discuss what they like about each other is very touching.
 * 11) Randy Newman's musical score is incredible and beautiful to hear.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) The argument scene involving Nicole and Charlie is horrifying and hard to watch as well, with the pinnacle of the scene being Charlie punching a hole in the wall.
 * 2) * The scene has also become an internet meme.

Reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95% based on 330 reviews, with an average rating of 8.91/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, the powerfully acted Marriage Story ranks among writer-director Noah Baumbach's best works." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 93 out of 100, based on 53 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

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