Grade: A+
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams tear up the big screen in the devastatingly innovative release “Blue Valentine.” Reminiscent of “Memento,” the film traces a married couple’s relationship and intercepts the brick wall that is their present with vivid flashbacks of their whimsical past. “Blue Valentine” redefines the love story archetype, stripping down the fluffy wonderland of the typical romance to show the crushing realities of real-life love. The film gracefully pieces together the relationship, from start to finish, of a young couple who have fallen apart in this must-see work of cinematic art.