Blue Valentine already making an impression.  It has been listed by USA Today as one of the 10 films to watch.  Below is the short synopsis along with a quote from Ryan.

Blue Valentine

Ryan Gosling has explored romance in The Notebook and love in an offbeat way in Lars and the Real Girl. Here, he plays a man trying to hold together a marriage even though his wife (Michelle Williams) no longer feels the same. The movie jumps back and forth between the beginning and end of the relationship. “Sex is a really important character in the film, a bone of contention in the present and a dialogue of their love in the past. … I’ve heard (the film) described as a portrait of love falling apart, but I think they should call it an ‘erotic thriller,’ ” he says with a laugh. “That sounds way more fun.”

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