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  2. Nov 5, 2019 · In his personal and moving story, Baumbach captures the insidious nature of divorce, how two well-meaning people who still care about each other will do things they would never think they would do. Surely, you’re not the kind of person who would use secrets as a weapon in a divorce case?

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    When Marriage Storyopens, it shows Charlie and Nicole in mediation for marriage troubles. They are encouraged to write down the things they like about one another and remember why they fell in love in the first place. Nicole decides she can't read her list out and leaves. At the end of the film, after the viciousness of their split and custody batt...

    The final moment of Marriage Story is an especially tender scene that hammers home the key themes of the narrative. As Charlie moves to take Henry out for the evening, Nicole calls out to them. She runs over, ties Charlie’s loose shoelace, then says goodbye. It’s a remarkably simple gesture – and also the second film of 2019 where Johansson ties so...

    Assisting Charlie and Nicole in their divorce are the lawyers. Nicole hires family lawyer Nora Fanshaw (played with superb venom by Laura Dern), a tough-as-nails figure who pushes Nicole to get Charlie to lawyer up for an extended battle. This is in spite of them having originally agreed to split amicably and bypass the legal process for the most p...

    Hollywood divorce stories tend to prefer the black and white of good versus bad. Typically, there’s the “good” spouse who only wants what’s best for everyone and is the shining beacon of selflessness compared to the ego of the “bad” spouse, who is all too often the wife in these circumstances. Courtroom scenes are often played for laughs with over-...

  3. Observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, the powerfully acted Marriage Story ranks among writer-director Noah Baumbach's best works. Read Critics Reviews

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  4. Aug 29, 2019 · Reviews. Aug 29, 2019 10:00am PT. Critics Pick. Film Review: ‘Marriage Story’. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson are a couple who enter the divorce zone in a Noah Baumbach drama that's so...

  5. Nov 5, 2019 · Noah Baumbach ’s tender and stinging new film, “Marriage Story,” doesn’t quite answer the question. It’s funny and sad, sometimes within a single scene, and it weaves a plot out of the messy...

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  6. Aug 29, 2019 · First Reviews: Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Shine in Noah Baumbach's Best Film Yet. Critics say the film is packed with great dialogue, surprising humor, and nuanced performances, and it's...

  7. Dec 6, 2019 · Read Matt Goldberg's Marriage Story review; Noah Baumbach's movie stars Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, and Alan Alda.

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