Patch Movie Review
"Blue Valentine" Review
Roses are red, this film is blue.
Love in film is many things. It can be a mariachi band under a windowsill, a confession of love at New Years, a first kiss that breaks a spell, a boom box overhead, a magic carpet ride, or even a ride on the bow of the Titanic. It can also be tender, raw, and explosive. Blue Valentine shows that like a firework, a love that burns the brightest may be set to explode in the most dazzling way. Blue Valentine follows the love story of Cindy and Dean as if it were searching for a reason that their relationship went so wrong. The film alternates between scenes that cover a six-year gap that includes beginning and end of the couples' love for each other. When Cindy finds herself accidentally pregnant it is Dean, a working-class painter, who …
