Ellie Cole

I loved this movie. Its amazing, from acting to directing to scriptwriting. It's a gay Hallmark movie which personally I have always wanted to see. This space being taken up by gay creators and actors is a refreshing taste for the new era of cinema and I am so excited to see one part of my community's story being told. First off the positives as there were many. The movie itself made me laugh, cry and hold my breath with particular mention to the coming out scene and the scene that comes after with Dan Levy and Kristen Stewart delivering heartbreaking performances. The relationship between Riley and Abby left me wanting more as I feel that solid lesbian friendships are never seen on screen. The set design was amazing and I felt like I had been transported. The story itself had character and it was clear that an actual queer person had written and directed the film. As a rom-com fanatic this is one of my new favourites. However, with the good came the bad. The relationship between Jane and her family was at best toxic and at the moment of her possible redemption she was left as the butt of the joke and instead given an end credits finale which was disappointing to say the least. Although this was bad, my real quarrel with the film was about the casting of Mackenzie Davis. Davis played the character extremely well, her performance was amazing and her chemistry with Stewart was eye catching. However Davis is not queer. Normally this would be fine especially with the research and permission Davis did and received for the role. However in a story about coming out I feel like some emotional depth was lost. Davis herself has never had to go through this and that inauthenticity was indeed present. In the scene previously mentioned with Levy and Stewart its said that each person has a different experience with this nerve wracking confession and this movie would have been so much better if that scene, the climax of the movie, was real and genuine. Although these problems arose the movie was an all round success and will forever be a LGBT Christmas classic.

Marriage Story before Marriage Story was released. Beautiful story, cinematography, and acting. This movie is heartbreaking and although it sometimes drops your focus it pulls you back with hilarious banter and jokes or heartwrenching moments. The chemistry between Andy and Rashida is amazing and the supporting characters aren't far behind. This movie is a must-see rom-com.

Couldn't watch past the first 20 minutes, the acting, writing and directing was that bad.