Netflix Stars - Blue Valentine

3/5 stars - This was a little, no - a lot different than what I thought it would be. Ryan Gosling and his character was surprisingly likeable and gave an interesting and different than the expected perspective to love and marriage. (Fair warning, there are some very graphic physical scenes.) The flashbacks were well-paced and helped fill in the storyline. The sad reality is that you are watching a relationship trainwreck, but yet with glimmers of hope.