He is spontaneous, full of fun and wit, but he also has a rare empathy in someone young: When he moves an old man into a nursing home, he takes pains to arrange the room in a personal way. Spontaneously, without any fuss or sense of his own virtue, he sees this sick old man as a human being, with a life and a history. Meanwhile, Cindy Michelle Williams , as she approaches 30, has the more demanding job, as a registered nurse specializing in women's health.
When Cindy looks at Dean, she sees a man who is not growing, just growing older. When he takes her out, his hands aren't washed, and the destination is a seedy hotel. He wants nothing but what he has, to be a husband and father. He has no struggle with the world, no visions of conquest and no ego pushing him forward. And because of these traits, which some might see as virtues, he is boring to live with and an embarrassment to his wife. Perhaps it's just not manly to want nothing - and not sexy to have one's identity so completely defined by one's relationships, even with family.
Derek Cianfrance directed and co-wrote the film in a way that allows for a variety of interpretations. In any case, we see both sides and feel equally for both characters. Top cast Edit. Ryan Gosling Dean as Dean. Michelle Williams Cindy as Cindy. John Doman Jerry as Jerry. Faith Wladyka Frankie as Frankie. Mike Vogel Bobby as Bobby. Marshall Johnson Marshall as Marshall.
Jen Jones Gramma as Gramma. Maryann Plunkett Glenda as Glenda. James Benatti Jamie as Jamie. Barbara Troy Jo as Jo. Carey Westbrook Charley as Charley. Ben Shenkman Dr. Feinberg as Dr. Eileen Rosen Mimi as Mimi.
Enid Graham Professor as Professor. Ashley Gurnari Checker as Checker. Jack Parshutich Billy as Billy. Samii Ryan Amanda as Amanda. Mark Benginia Concierge as Concierge. Derek Cianfrance. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Dean Pereira and Cindy Heller Pereira are a young, working class married couple - Dean currently working as a painter, and Cindy working as a nurse in a medical clinic - with a young daughter named Frankie.
Despite their relatively tender ages, they are both ravaged by the life they've eked out together and by the experiences they've had leading into their marriage. Dean, a high school drop out, comes from a broken home, where he never really had a mother figure. He never saw himself getting married or having a family despite falling in love at first sight with Cindy. He doesn't have any professional ambition beyond his current work - which he enjoys since he feels he can knock off a beer at 8 o'clock in the morning without it affecting his work - although Cindy believes he has so much more potential in life.
Cindy also comes from a dysfunctional family, with her own mother and father not setting an example of a harmonious married or family life. One of her previous serious relationships was with Bobby Ontario, that relationship which has a profound affect on many aspects of her marriage to Dean. Dean and Cindy head off on an overnight getaway together without Frankie, the getaway which may provide a clearer picture if their marriage can survive its many issues.
This wasn't a story with convenient hooks involving things like, you know, disease — things stories are familiar with. It was about inner defeat and the exhaustion of hope. I've read reviews saying Cianfrance isn't clear about what went wrong as they got from there to here.
Is anybody? Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated R for strong graphic sexual content, language, and a beating. Mike Vogel as Bobby. Faith Wladyka as Frankie. Michelle Williams as Cindy.
John Doman as Jerry. Maryann Plunkett as Glenda. Ryan Gosling as Dean. Reviews The train has left the station. Roger Ebert January 05, Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling. Now streaming on:. But a closer examination reveals a couple caught in a downward spiral. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
Romance, Drama. Derek Cianfrance. Dec 29, limited. May 10, Weinstein Co. Ryan Gosling Dean. Michelle Williams Cindy.
Faith Wladyka Frankie. John Doman Jerry Heller. Mike Vogel Bobby. Ben Shenkman Dr. Maryann Plunkett Glenda. Samii Ryan Amanda. Eileen Rosen Mimi. Tamara Torres Maria Guevara. Derek Cianfrance Director. Derek Cianfrance Screenwriter. Joey Curtis Screenwriter. Cami Delavigne Screenwriter. Lynette Howell Taylor Producer. Alex Orlovsky Producer. Jamie Patricof Producer. Doug Dey Executive Producer. Jack Lechner Executive Producer. Scott Osman Executive Producer. Ryan Gosling Executive Producer.
Michelle Williams Executive Producer. Andrij Parekh Cinematographer. Jim Helton Film Editor. Ron Patane Film Editor. Grizzly Bear Original Music. Inbal Weinberg Production Design. Jasmine E. Ballou Set Decoration. Erin Benach Costume Designer. Cindy Tolan Casting. View All Critic Reviews Jun 12,
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