SF Chronicle: “Extraordinary and beautiful.” Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) use one night to try to rekindle the fire of their now sexless marriage. The film contrasts the golden days when everything was possible and hot blooded romance would last forever, and the emptiness that has engulfed them. Mick Scott: “It is beautiful, and it is difficult to watch. It is heartwarming, and it is heart-wrenching. It is absorbing, and it’s unsettling.”  Williams and Gosling won Golden Globes for Best Actor and Actress; Williams was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. Rated NC-17 for a scene of explicit sexual content. NC-17  is a stronger rating than R.