A very good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I kept hearing some really good things about this flick and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, eventually, I was really impressed by the damned thing, in fact, it turned out to be easily the best movie I have seen released so far in 2019, no less than that. Basically, it was some kind of modern version of ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ but while this fairly outdated movie only scratched the surface of this topic, this movie however went so deep, giving such a thoughtful and well balanced analysis on the subject.  Above all, the biggest strength of this movie was to properly developed both sides of the equation displaying how devastating the whole process can be. I mean, it did make sense that Nicole wanted to get back to Los Angeles but it did make just as much sense that Charlie wanted to keep his whole family in New York. I did help as well that Scarlett Johansson gave here the best performance of her career so far (Adam Driver was also pretty amazing though). This movie also provides the best explanation on why most relationships are actually pretty much doomed to fail nowadays. Indeed, basically, the main reason why Nicole and Charlie eventually got a divorce was because they both wanted it all. Indeed, to make it work, one of them should have been able to sacrifice their own wish, Nicole could have stayed in New York or Charlie could have dropped his work and go to live in Los Angeles but neither of them wanted to let it go. As a result, even if both seemed to be some really good parents, I never thought that their kid was their main priority, otherwise, they would have found some other way to avoid spreading their kid's life over 2 coasts. Eventually, it is really symptomatic of our Western way of life, the fact that we went it all, to have a meaningfull life, a great career, a few kids (maximum 2 nowadays), an amazing partner,… but to have it all, is just a massive pipe dream which crushes so many couple like the one displayed here. And, yet,  this amazing movie shows how messy we are but also that our messy nature makes us, human beings, actually quite fascinating to behold. Anyway, to conclude, I really loved this movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.