The one dissenting opinion of BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR

I haven't seen it yet, but this is a well-written piece in the NYT.
Patriarchal attitudes?

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I saw it yesterday and LOVED the performances, especially by Adele Exarchopoulos. It's a crazy longshot, but she's up there with Blanchett, Delpy and Brie Larson for me, and I would love to see her remembered come Oscar time.

The three hour run time moved quickly and am still mulling over the characters and their actions.

One of the better movies of the year.

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I find some of the good writing of the male gaze made this film too much of setting an example than what the film actually is which is about a girl growing up into a young woman. To me the most fascinating scenes were the moment she was bullied upon the discovery that she might be a lesbian, the scenes at school, and the party scenes where Adele is patterned after Louise Brooks.

I liked the film enough but Adele Exarchopoulos definitely has co-authorship on this film and deserves as much awards consideration of any performer this year.

This movie getting length complaints reminds me of The Wolf of Wall Street complaints because they have the same composing elements. To me scenes cannot simply be removed or cut down because the flow each scene in the two films are clearly organized from in such a manner that to 'tighten' either up ignores what both filmmakers are doing. Forget the controversies of both, aside from the fact both films feature both of the best lead performances of the year.