Pieces of a Woman

Good movie, definitely recommend if you're looking for a sad movie.

Absolutely amazing and realistic portrayal of deal life, I suffered an 8 1/2 month pregnancy loss and this movie brought me so much comfort and made me feel less alone. Real life isn't always pretty it doesn't always have a happy ending tied up in a bow , babies die and movies need to reflect this sometimes. I recommended this movie to many of my friends and family so that could get a glimpse into what life was like for me.

Woah did she win anything for this performance?

Really good. I know this is a drama,but the first scenes of Vanessa Kirby are fun as hell. Shia Lebaouf gives a really good performances. Ok this is all I have to say the movie lasted half an hour for me,it's too quick. Friday I'm going to see Napoleon so two Vanessa Kirby performances in a week,my god she's one of the mist beautiful woman I have ever seen and she's an amazing actress too,and her face,never seen something that beautiful.

Perfect movie when dealing with the death of a child. I've been through it and the movie was spot on. Loved it. The healing process is a long and hard road but you can get through it if you choose too.

Quite a powerful movie. The director didn't fear to take risks, to provoke the viewer, to trigger them even, presenting a very realistic, intense, harsh view about loss. At the same time, to balance this brutal view, we see some nice pictures with excellent color combination and a cinematography that proves the aesthetics of the direction. Next, we have the story. Quite a simple story, nothing too complicated, proving that the story of human relationships can be more exciting and moving without any plot twists, unrealistic and romantic views or escapism. It's the story of desperation, through the eyes of realistic characters with all the weakness, passion, denial, cruelty of a real human being. Nothing far-fetched, you will not find a voice of reason, a savior, a "bad" character and a "good" character. Just humans presenting real emotions, acting irrational, making the viewer furious at times. The screenwriters proved that they know and love the human nature as it is and chose to present it as such. A very courageous effort. Then, we have the performances. I always found Shia Labeouf to be an underrated actor and to my humble opinion he proved me right. A enjoyable performance of a difficult character. He had to be disfigured in a way, not so much regarding his external image but his character. He managed to make the audience hate him and sympathize with him at the same time, he presented quite successfully the grief and frustration through the eyes of a macho, rough, proud, uneducated man who tries desperately to control the uncontrollable. As far as Ellen Burstyn is concerned, her performance was simply excellent. No surprises there, of course. Make way for the extensive experience! She attributed great depth to her character, she endorsed and enriched the background of a character, she took her time with her performance, building up to a simply mesmerizing monologue which leaves you stunned. Last, but definitely not least, we have the performance of Vanessa Kirby. I've never seen her before that movie and I adored her. She had the most difficult role of all, she had to present us an unimaginable grief and desperation in all its extend and with various presentations. Pain, denial, cruelty, inconsiderable actions, anger, detachment and absolution. She presented all of the above successfully. She convinced me at every turn. Simply bravo! Overall, the movie was not lacking in direction, story or performances. Even the soundtrack had some excellent choices to contribute to the melancholic atmosphere. Maybe it was too triggering at some points, some symbolism turned out to be more transparent that I thought and maybe the ending was somewhat too forced but we shouldn't expect the perfect movie. No, it was not perfect, surely. But it definitively was a piece of excellence.

Vanessa Kirby tries to put the pieces of herself back together in a Netflix film by Kata Weber The first 30 min take a while setting things up Martha gives birth at home to a baby but unfortunately suffers a miscarriage A few months later she's trying to maintain her composure It's only a matter of time before she breaks down The movie is way too long but Vanessa Kirby gives a truly amazing performance Ellen Burstyn also shines here even opening up at one point to Martha she suffered as much as she did as an infant It offers a poignant portrayal of grief no doubt but really could've used more spark as far as the direction

The opening scene was a realistic portrayal of a home birth, I didn't find it harrowing like many other critics did. Her partner seemed to be distant even during the birth which set up a lack of emotion from me when they eventually drew apart. I understand what the movie was going for with the isolation of the couple but I just don't feel that aspect was important to see. I didn't find their relationship turmoil interesting or worthwhile because both characters were a little unlikeable in general. The acting was quite excellent but didn't save the plot. I would have liked to see the couple go through the trail of loosing a baby and coming back together.

I thought a Martin Scorsese film would've been a lot better. The beginning was good although a little dragged out and the court stuff was great at the end.

This film invoked so much emotion that at times it was almost difficult to watch but in a good way. The birth scene is only a second take and filmed in one-shot manner which was absolutely grippingly intense. Very well done.