Lisbeth Salander & Mikael Blomkvist and other Misfit Odd Couples That Create Movie Magic
In The Girl With the Drago Tattoo, the efficient and sideshow romantic relationship between the handsomely weathered Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and the prickly cyberpunk sprite Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) has taught me one thing about odd couples: people LOVE them. Throughout the years, movie audiences gobble up characters that have polarities that spark when...
‘Blue Valentine’ Celebrates Dysfunctional Romantic Relationships
Do you know why Derek Cianfrance‘s “Blue Valentine” was such a good movie? Because I was kind of bored when I was watching it — but that doesn’t mean that Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling didn’t deliver stellar performances as Dean and Cindy, a married couple whose relationship has hit a “WTF are we supposed...
