Stars: 5/5
On a wonderful Monday morning while everyone was anticipating the LSU national championship game, “Marriage Story” was snatching six Oscar nominations. And, I’ll tell you why they deserve these nominations. 
The movie starts off with Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) reading about specific reasons why they love each other. It was a heartwarming start till you realize they’re in couples therapy.
We see the awkwardness and distance from these two knowing that their marriage will eventually come to an end. Also, how this divorce will affect their relationship with their son Henry (Azhy Robertson).
Now, this movie has a runtime of two hours and 16 minutes. But, don’t let that discourage you from watching this great movie. The dialogue is what kept me interested throughout the film. 
It‘s also very interesting to experience Adam Driver’s acting outside of ”Star Wars.” With writing like this from Noah Baumbach, it’s always great to see actors being able to showcase their talent through amazing dialogue that keeps the movie rich and real. 
I have no experience with divorce in my personal life, but it seems like an excruciating process. The viewer sees how divorce not only affects the two people mentally but also financially. It’s a new perspective of life that I’ve never seen before, but I also hope I never experience. 
The emotions felt real. The anger and desperation to be heard from a partner who doesn’t listen to you is there. It must be a terrible feeling to get to the point where there had to be a divorce. We see both Charlie and Nicole’s pain, and it will get to you because it felt that real.
I think we should appreciate and support more films like this because this would never be shown in theaters. Netflix is giving this content a chance, and I’m grateful for that. These movies shouldn’t be suppressed by theaters. It should be praised. Original ideas need to be supported. 
This is why I enjoyed this movie so much. The dialogue was what drove this movie, and it shows in the acting. We should pay attention to dialogue more because  it’s underrated when it comes to filmmaking. I guess you can come to the conclusion that I love the screenplay. 
Overall, this isn’t a happy film about marriage. It‘s a sad one. But, there isn’t total darkness in the end. There was still love between the two, and it was just sad that it didn’t work out.