Take This Waltz is superbly-acted, realistic, emotional, and heartbreaking. It is also extremely frustrating. The main character chooses to leave an obviously happy marriage to be with someone new and excited. After awhile though, she falls into the same patterns of married life that she was in before, but it's obvious that her husband (now ex-husband) understood her much better than her new lover. That's what makes this story so heartbreaking and realistic. Decisions that people make are not always the best ones and can cause a lot of pain. Take This Waltz manages to be a very unromantic film despite having several romantic moments. It's a powerful story, but this is one of those movies that can be only watched once because it's too sad to watch again.
All the main cast members are fantastic in their roles, especially Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman, who are playing against the type of roles that are associated with them. Silverman, in my opinion, gave the best performance in her limited role as Rogen's character's alcoholic sister who calls Michelle Williams's character out on the bad decisions that Williams's character has made.
This film was filmed in Canada and features several Canadians, so really the only reason that you shouldn't watch this movie is if you hate Canadians. And that would just be mean. Seriously, watch it. It's fantastic.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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