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  Take This Waltz

  Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:58:30 PM | (age group: 35–49) | M

  For anyone who has experienced the demise of a marriage or a significant commitment of one sort or another, you’ll find the cautionary tale of Joel and Margot pretty genuine. Told against the backdrop of the Canadian urban experience, there are more than a few clever metaphors centered on the struggle to remain faithful to one person. And in a very odd, but poignant shower scene, we get the sense that no matter how new and exciting Margot’s outside love interest might be to her, he will inevitably become the boredom and predictability she’s desperate to escape. If there is such a thing as a typical “chick flick”, this isn’t it. It’s too raw and comp

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  Take This Waltz

  Sunday, September 11, 2011 8:09:03 AM | (Age Not Specified)

  The Leonard Cohen song, "Take this Waltz", has the lyrics "Take this waltz, take this waltz It's yours now. It's all that there is." Sarah Polley includes Cohen's song at the key moment, as she tells an intense story of voided relationships. The story is of Margot, a beautiful Michelle Williams and her partially satisfying and comfortable marriage to Lou, a believable Seth Rogen. Margot perceives gaps in her relationship and sees in Daniel (Luke Kirby) what she lacks. Includes some racy scenes but in context, and it's really a stunningly beautiful, romantic and insightful movie. Not just a chick's flick but it does move slowly at times as it plumbs relationships and context, and some guys