Uninspiring. Unmoving. Overrated. Slow. Basic. One of my most anticipated movies of 2019 was just that. The production department created one of the best series trailers for Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (The Squid and the Whale, While We’re Young). In one trailer, lead Nicole (Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation, Match Point) recites a prepared letter she wrote about everything she loves about her soon-to-be ex-husband, Charlie (Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman, Paterson). It’s a voice-over as we see the two interacting, through good times and bad, flashing to scenes with their young son Henry and others in some sort of courtroom. It ends with Nicole saying to Charlie, “I think we should talk.” He responds with, “Okay.” The two sit uncomfortably, looking at each other for a good five seconds (an eternity in a trailer) before he says, “I don’t know where to start.” In the second trailer, it’s a reversal. Charlie recites the letter he prepared for Nicole. A different series of similar scenes plays in the background, and the ending is the same. It’s clear this movie is about a fractured relationship. We are left clinging for more.