Sorry but this film didn't work for me at all. I failed to see her attraction for him, even at the beginning when he was supposedly charming. It was a sad, depressing (probably very accurate) look at a disintegrating marriage doomed from the very beginning. Got distracted near the end so I'm not sure how it ended???

An alright family story. The techniques of mixing flashbacks and present takesis interesting but at times confussing.

The movie is very charming and emotional. The husband is a bit manipulative with an alcohol problem and the wife... mainly neglects the marriage. Total opposites from each other, what started out as a sweet romance turned sour and bitter. I felt more sympathy for the man. The sweet child was most likely not his and he did try to be supportive to the wife. She went through a lot but she didn't communicate her feelings throughout the movie and wanted other love affairs. Shows how unfortunate a marriage can come apart. A good watch!

(3 out of 5 stars) ...A control freak blue collar alcoholic prefers to drink his breakfast rather use his creative talents. He tries to save his failing marriage by having his wife get drunk with him in order to enjoy some 'romantic' motel sex. It doesn't work. Flash backs show that the relationship had a lovely beginning.

A big YAWN

The charming, almost magical little scene when Michelle William's character is dancing in a doorway to Gosling's ukulele, a scene used in promotional material, makes the outcome of this movie especially moving. This is an authentic-feeling look at love in complicated times.

An excellent examination into the disintegration of a marriage in contemporary America, which started off with genuine love from both parties. No way of really pointing fingers at any one party but things just evolved and spiralled downward. A depressing story, but one that is probably repeated over and over again in real life. Great acting by both male and female leads.

I think if they would have left in some of the deleted scenes it would have made a little more sense. It felt disconnected somehow.

Before I get to watch the Oscar nominated performance of Michell Williams, I turned off DVD. Sorry,not my cup of tea.....too depressing.

Cindy (Michelle Williams) is studying to be a doctor and meets Dean (Ryan Gosling) who is a high school dropout with attitude. He charms her. She gets pregnant by her not quite former boyfriend (though she's not really sure whose it is). She can't go through with the abortion and so Dean marries her. He loves the child but he is a control-freak drunk who has become a house painter refusing to do anything more with his life. His hair has receded and turned darker and he now has a thin mustache, a somewhat more menacing wimp look. She's a bit of a bore too, but hasn't let herself go. The movie is chopped up into then-and-now segments, then being more brightly lit, now close up and grainy dark blue (hence the title). The movie manages to make marital sex seedy which took some doing with the woman who portrayed Marilyn Monroe. Once again, honesty in film is confused with sordid. Those who think this is about relationships should grab hold of some self-esteem and look for a partner worthy of sharing a life.