Take This Waltz (15)

I think most people seemed to get the wrong end of the stick about the "endearing quirkiness" interaction between Rogen and Williams. These are meant to be uncomfortable and forced to show how the characters are acting and hiding in their relationship. Sure, there are a few badly considered scenes, but the acting is so strong from both leads and the 'grass is greener' syndrome message is original and particularly relevant in societies with such high divorce rates as ours.

This is really a brilliant film but obviously not for everyone judging from the comments posted. Yes it's uncomfortable to watch in places but that's part of it's charm. Masterfully constructed, brilliantly acted and beautifully shot. Not for the emotionally unintelligent or those looking for bog standard light entertainment. It's not pretensions, it's just clever. Refreshing

Fans of Seth Rogen's 'bad taste' period are likely to be disappointed by his doing proper acting in this, I wonder if this may account to some extent for the disappointed reviewers here. I thought this film was complete magic, incredible performances from everyone, utterly gripping, and really real. Of course it is not James Bond in plot or action but what would you expect..... And if you have ever, in a long term relationship, wondered about what it would feel like to trade in for shiny and new, this is food for thought indeed.

I saw this film for free and wanted my money back. The initial set up is cringeworthy, poorly constructed and embarrassing. First film I have walked out of in many years.

Painful. In the words of Jesse from The Fast Show, "a load of old b0110cks".

Is this film about chicken cooking compulsive obsessive disorder? Or the difficulties of marriage between autistic patients? I did not get it and walked out before the worst happened. I miss my 11.4 quid though.

Two brilliant scenes: swimming pool and fairground ride. And that's pretty much it. The rest of it is fairly depressing, with Seth Rogen's being the only sympathetic character in the whole thing. Sarah Silverman's character was really annoying, and I'm starting to get sick of the 'weird things that couples do' as a shorthand for a long-standing relationship. Seemed to work really well in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but I've not really seen anyone use it successfully since. Agree that the threesomes were utterly incongruous, but the worst thing about this is the scene where Luke Kirby character is telling Michelle Williams' character what he was 'doing to her' - any guy who uses the word 'enter' like that just sounds like a creepy perv... yuck! Made me slightly sick.

slow pretentious crap

Worth missing! Lots of cringe making scenes. Both relationships were completely unbelievable. Williams's character seemed to be a case of arrested development, circa 8 years old, and we just wanted to slap her much of the time.

Well worth waiting for the final third of this film. A surprisingly honest portrayal of relationships. Some of it is absurd and silly and some of the nudity is chucked in for no real reason. The obnoxious Sarah Silverman makes an appearance as ... herself. On a par with some of the work of Woody Allen.