Take This Waltz

"Despite a few tonal and structural missteps, this intelligent, perceptive drama proves as intimately and gratifyingly femme-focused as Polley's 2006 debut, 'Away From Her.'"

"Think 'Blue Valentine' with better sex."

"Sarah Polley's honest, sure-footed, emotionally generous second feature. Ms. Williams, one of the bravest and smartest actresses working in movies today, portrays a young woman who is indecisive and confused, but never passive."

"Sarah Polley's study of an all-consuming infatuation confirms the Canadian director's status as an intelligent talent."

"There is a lot of truth in this portrait of a marriage running out of the will to survive."

"Somehow it is the waiting - for the fall that you expect is coming, for the marriage you figure will fall apart - that makes "Take This Waltz" one to make room for on your dance card."

"This sophomore feature is a stumble backwards in terms of maturity."

"Sarah Polley’s second film is a masterfully painted portrait of an ordinary marriage under threat, dominated by a central performance of exquisite subtlety and observation."