Movie record

Darlene 2022-04-07 09:01:06

I seldom write movie reviews. I wrote this time in the hope that when I revisit this movie in the future, I can compare my feelings for any changes. The film began in 2002 in New Jersey, USA, a place as far as New York is. In the United States, many people were still conservative in their thinking, at least in public, even if the politicians themselves were gay. Not to mention most of them will definitely get married, but each individual's idea is gradually awakening. After the opening of the Domestic Partnership Act in 2005, the female civil servants who handled them said it was natural and caring.
For me, the five-star movie is not necessarily because the plot is more admirable, but it makes people feel intimidated. At least I was amazed.
Perhaps the performance of the two protagonists is not as good as the documentary of the original incident, but it is very real.
Laurel's sluggishness at first, startled, shy, and then gentle, semi-relaxed state is very real.
The United States, a country that people think is absolutely free, only achieved national marriage equality in 2015. In terms of law, I don’t know how long it will take for China, and how will such a tragedy in China end.

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  • Vincenza 2022-04-01 09:01:19

    Barely four stars. The script is so bad that it doesn't even get to the point of sensationalism, what really saves the film is the real events it's based on. The film also succeeds in "Goodbye My Groom" by giving the American marriage affirmation movement a real, concrete face, letting everyone know how many tears and garlands there are before reaching the finish line.

  • Kristina 2022-04-04 09:01:08

    The story is flat, so-so

Freeheld quotes

  • [From Trailer]

    Steven Goldstein: Hell! If you and I got married tomorrow, *I'd* be entitled to your benefits.

    Laurel Hester: Wait, is that a proposal?

    Dane Wells: Oh my god!

  • [From Trailer]

    [about Laurel's upcoming appeal]

    Toohey: If they say yes my tax dollars go to her girlfriend.

    Dane Wells: Yeah. The same way your wife gets your pension if *you* die!

    Toohey: Yeah, but she's my *wife*.